Kneeling youthful Gaul Louvre Ma324

Musée du Louvre, Paris, France

Artist/Maker Unknown

Wounded warrior, so-called “kneeling youthful Gaul”. Alabaster, Roman copy of the 1st–2nd century AD after a Pergamene original of the 3rd BC. Left hand and right arm are modern restorations.
Dimensions H. 97 cm (38 in.), W. 75 cm (29 ½ in.), D. 52 cm (20 ¼ in.)

Credit line Former Orsini, Farnese and Borghese Collection; purchase, 1807

Accession number Ma 324 (MR 133)

Location Department of Greek, Etruscan and Roman antiquities, Sully, ground floor, room 17

Photographer/source Jastrow (2007)