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anonymous: Neptune Colossal
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| Title |
Spanish: Neptuno  Neptune Colossal |
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| Object type |
statue |
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| Description |
English: Colossal-type statue of Neptune. Probably sculpted in a workshop in Aphrodisias (Asia Minor), it was at Palaemon's sanctuary in Isthmia (near Corinth), where it was described by Pausanias (II, 2, 1) in the 2nd century CE. It is an important sample of Roman Empire's classicism.
Español: Estatua de Neptuno de tipo colosal. Fue esculpida probablemente en un taller de Afrodisias (Asia Menor) y estuvo en el santuario de Palemón en Istmia (cerca de Corinto), donde fue descrito por Pausanias (II, 2, 1) en el siglo II d.C. Es una importante muestra del clasicismo romano de época imperial. |
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| Date |
after 135 |
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| Medium |
variegated marble |
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| Dimensions |
height: 243.5 cm (95.8 in) ; width: 118 cm (46.4 in) ; depth: 80 cm (31.4 in) |
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| Collection |
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| Current location |
English: Level 0, room 47.
Español: Nivel 0, sala 47.
Français : Niveau 0, salle 47. |
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| Accession number |
E–3 (Museo del Prado) |
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| Object history |
English: It was found in Corinth and immediately purchased in Rome by king Charles III of Spain in the 18th century.
Español: Fue encontrada en Corinto e inmediatamente adquirida en Roma por el rey Carlos III de España en el siglo XVIII. |
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| Credit line |
English: From the Spanish Royal Collection
Español: De la Colección Real española
Français : De la Collection Royale espagnole |
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| Inscriptions |
English: At dolphin's head: "Publius Licinius Priscus, lifetime priest, (makes this offering) to the god of the Isthmus (of Corinth)".
Español: En la cabeza del delfín: "Publio Licinio Prisco, sacerdote vitalicio, (hace esta ofrenda) al dios del Istmo (de Corinto)". |
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| References |
Neptuno, Museo del Prado (Spanish) |
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| Source/Photographer | Posted to Flickr as Museo del Prado, Madrid by Carlos Reusser. Taken: 17 October 2004. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Permission (Reusing this file) |
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