Homer, copy of 2nd century BCE statue
- Title
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Homer, copy of 2nd century BCE statue
- Repository
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British Museum
- Alternative
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Portrait bust
Sculpture 1825
- Creator
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unknown
- Photographer
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Lowenstam, Steven
- Creator Display
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unknown Ancient Roman (artist)
- Description
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Hellenistic (original); Marble terminal portrait bust of the blind poet Homer, with Greek letters carved on each side. --The British Museum
Pryce, F N; Smith, A H, Catalogue of Greek Sculpture in the British Museum, I-III, London, BMP, 1892
- View
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Front
- Coverage
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Baia, Campania, Italy (discovery)
- Temporal
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2nd century CE
- Subject
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Busts of Homer
Busts, TCs, Stelar, etc.
- Style Period
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Imperial (Roman)
Roman sculpture styles
- Work Type
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busts (figures)
- Date
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0100/0200
- Identifier
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Lowenstam_VRC_07309
- Item Locator
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Box 17, Section 5
- Rights
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In Copyright
- Dc Rights Holder
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University of Oregon, Department of Classics
- Local Collection Name
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Steven Lowenstam Collection
- Type
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Image
- Format
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image/tiff
- Measurements
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Height: 57.15 cm
- Material
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marble
- Set
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Lowenstam Collection of Ancient Western Art and Archaeology
- Primary Set
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Lowenstam Collection of Ancient Western Art and Archaeology
- Institution
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University of Oregon
- Cultural Context
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Roman (ancient Italian culture or period)
- Id Current Repository
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1805,0703.85