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| Keywords: Ganymede Louvre.jpg Portrait of Ganymede The antique head comes from a group representing the rape of Ganymede by Zeus a statuary type known by several copies of the entire group and by separate heads like this one Naked bust and pedestal are modern additions Ganymede's pose reproduces and reverses that of the statue of Paris by Greek 4th century BC sculptor Euphranor cf Louvre Ma 4708 Roman copy of the Imperial Era Portrait de Ganymède La tête antique provient d'un groupe représentant l'enlèvement de Ganymède par Zeus un type connu par plusieurs copies entières et des têtes isolées comme celle-ci Le buste nu et le piédouche sont des additions modernes La pose de Ganymède reproduit en l'inversant celle de la statue de Pâris par le sculpteur grec Euphranor cf Louvre Ma 4708 Copie romaine d'époque impériale century 2 AD cm 56 pentelic marble object history provenanceEvent discovered 1784 langSwitch near the tomb of Cecilia Metella south of Rome près du tombeau de Cécilia Métella au sud de Rome provenanceEvent Collections of the Capitoline Museum provenanceEvent seizure 1798 langSwitch the French les Français accession number Ma 535 museum Louvre object department Greek Etruscan and Roman antiquities 21913 Marie-Lan Nguyen 2005 other versions <gallery> Image Bust Ganymede Louvre Ma535 jpg </gallery> Ancient Roman busts in France Paris Ancient Roman busts of Ganymede Paris Greek antiquities in the Louvre - not on exhibit Phrygian caps 1784 Mausoleum of Cecilia Metella Rome Ancient Roman busts from Rome | ||||
