File:Pothos Louvre Ma541.jpg

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English: Copy after Skopas
Français : Copie d'après Scopas
Description
English: Pothos, god of longing, yearning and desire. Marble, Roman copy from the 1st century AD after the 4th century BC original by Skopas that stood in the temple of Aphrodite at Megara (Pausanias, 1.43.6).
Français : Pothos, dieu du désir nostalgique. Marbre, copie romaine du Ier siècle ap. J.-C. d'après l'original de Skopas (IVe siècle av. J.-C.) qui se trouvait au temple d'APhrodite à Mégare (Pausanias, I, 43, 6).
Dimensions H. 83 cm (32 ½ in.)
institution QS:P195,Q19675
Current location
Department of Greek, Etruscan and Roman Antiquities, not on exhibit
Accession number
Ma 541 (Cp 6466 )
Credit line Campana Collection; purchased by Napoleon III, 1861; attributed to the Louvre, 1862
References Musée du Louvre, Atlas database: entry 840
Source/Photographer Jastrow (2006)

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