Hellenistic sculpture
Dying Gaul
by Unknown Artist • 220 BCE
🎨 Artwork Information
Artist
Year Created
220 BCE
Materials
marble
Movement
Hellenistic sculpture
Genre
Hellenistic art
Art Forms
statue
🖼️ Artwork
📝 About This Artwork
sculpture
Alternative Titles
Dying Gaul The Dying Galatian The Dying Gladiator Dying Gaul (The Dying Galatian) The Dying Gaul📐 Technical Details
Inception Period
-220
Earliest Date
-220
🏛️ Ownership & Provenance
Commissioned By
Attalus I
Inventory Number
S 747
🎭 What This Artwork Depicts
14 depicted entities
Galatians
agony
man
sitting
warrior
torc
nudity
major trauma
cornu
sword
belt
moustache
pubic hair
navel
🏛️ Collections
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