Ludovisi Gaul Altemps Inv8608

Palazzo Altemps (Museo Nazionale Romano), Rome, Italy

Artist/Maker Unknown

Description So-called Ludovisi Gaul and his wife. Marble, Roman copy after an Hellenistic original from a monument built by Attalus I of Pergamon after his victory over Gauls, ca. 220 BC.

Dimensions H. 2.11 m (6 ft. 11 in.)

Credit line Former Ludovisi Collection

Accession number Inv. 8608

Location First floor

Photographer/Source Jastrow (2006)

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