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Musée du Louvre, Paris, France
Artist/Maker	Copy of Polyeuktos
Description	Bust of the Greek orator Demosthenes. Marble, Roman artwork, inspired from a bronze statue by Polyeuctos (ca. 280 BC). Found in Italy.
Dimensions	H. 44 cm (17 ¼ in.)
Credit line	Former Albani Collection; seized by Napoleon; bought back by Louis XVIII
Accession number	Department of Greek, Etruscan and Roman Antiquities, Sully, ground floor, room 17
Location	Ma 237 (MR 458)
Photographer/source	Eric Gaba ( User:Sting), July 2005

Français : Buste de l'orateur grec Démosthène. Marbre, œuvre romaine inspirée d'une statue en bronze de Polyeuctos (v. 280 av. J.-C.). Découvert en Italie.

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