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British Museum, London, United Kingdom
Artist/Maker Archelaos of Priene (signed)
Description
English: Apotheosis of Homer. Lower tier: Homer seated on a throne; behind him, Oikoumene (Arsinoe III?) and Cronos (Ptolemy IV?); crouching beside the throne, the Iliad and the Odyssey; on the left of the altar, the Myth (as a child); on the right of the altar, from left to right, History, Poetry, Tragedy and Comedy, then Nature (Physis), Virtue (Arete), Memory (Mneme), Good Faith (Pistis), Wisdom (Sophia). Upper tier: Zeus; middle tiers: Muses. Marble relief, probably made in Alexandria, Ptolemaic Egypt, 225–205 BC. From Bovillæ on the Via Appia.
Français : Apothéose d'Homère, relief signé par Archélaos de Priène. Registre inférieur : Homère assis sur un trône; derrière lui, Oikouménè (Arsinoé III ?) et kronos (Ptolémée IV ?); accroupis à côté du trône, l'Iliade et l'Odyssée ; à gauche de l'autel, le Mythe (enfant) ; à droite de l'autel, de gauche à droite : l'Histoire, la Poésie, la Tragédie et la Comédie, puis la Nature (Physis), la Vertu (Arétè), la Mémoire (Mnémé), la Bonne Foi (Pistis) et la Sagesse (Sophia). registre supérieur : Zeus ; registres intermédiaires : Muses. Bas-relief en marbre, probablement réalisé à Alexandrie, 225-205 av. J.-C. Provenance : Bovillæ, sur la Via Appia.
Dimensions H. 1.18 m (3 ft. 10 ¼ in.)
Accession number GR. 1819.8-12.1 (Cat. Sculpture 2191)
Location Main floor, Room 22, Alexander the Great & the Hellenistic world
Photographer/source Jastrow (2006)


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