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Description
English: Portrait of Epicurus, founder of the Epicurean school. Roman copy after a lost Hellenistic original.
Français : Portrait d'Épicure, fondateur de l'épicurisme. Copie romaine d'un original hellénistique.
Date late 3rd century
date QS:P571,+250-00-00T00:00:00Z/7
–early 2nd century
date QS:P571,+150-00-00T00:00:00Z/7
Medium white marble
Dimensions 19 in (48.2 cm)
institution QS:P195,Q6373
Current location
Main floor, Room 22: Alexander the Great & the Hellenistic world
Accession number
GR 1873.8-20-726 (Cat. Sculpture 1843)
Credit line Castellani Collection; purchase, 1873
Source/Photographer Marie-Lan Nguyen (2011)
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Portrait of Epicurus, British Museum. Roman copy after a Hellenistic original.

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