File:Mercury tortoise Louvre Br184.jpg
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Description |
English: Mercury (identified by small notches on the ankles for the wings) holding a lost object, probably a tortoise. Bronze, Roman artwork related to the Marathon Boy (?), 1st century BC.
Français : Mercure (identifié par de petites encoches aux chevilles pour les talonnières) tenant un objet disparu, probablement une tortue. Bronze, œuvre romaine rattachée à l'Éphèbe de Marathon (?), Ier siècle av. J.-C. |
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Date |
1st century BC date QS:P571,-050-00-00T00:00:00Z/7 |
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Medium |
bronze medium QS:P186,Q34095 |
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Dimensions |
height: 21.8 cm (8.5 in) dimensions QS:P2048,21.8U174728 |
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Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q19675 |
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Current location |
Bronzes et objets précieux, room 32: salle des Bronzes. Sully, 1st floor. This work is part of the collections of the Louvre (Department of Greek, Etruscan, and Roman Antiquities). |
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Accession number |
Br 184 ![]() |
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Object history |
collection of James-Alexandre de Pourtalès collection of Julien Gréau |
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Credit line |
June 1885: sale of the collection of Julien Gréau at Hôtel Drouot, Paris |
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References | Musée du Louvre, Atlas database: entry 9397 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Attribution (required by the license) InfoField | © Marie-Lan Nguyen / Wikimedia Commons / |
InfoField | © Marie-Lan Nguyen / Wikimedia Commons |
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- Gréau Collection
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- Statues of nude standing men in the Louvre
- Bronze statues in the Louvre
- 1st-century BC statues of men