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The Arundel Homerus (© Ashmolean Museum)
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© Ashmolean Museum

The Arundel Homerus

Artist: Greek

Location: Ashmolean Museum

Date: 327-200 BC

Dimensions: 119 cm

Grant:

Amount Paid: £5,000 (Total: £80,000)

Vendor: Marian Fathers

Review number: 3138 (1985)

Provenance:
Thomas Howard, Earl of Arundel; Cupid's Gardens, Lambeth; John Freeman, Fawley Court, Henley-on-Thames. The Marian Fathers, Henley-on-Thames.

Description:
The Arundel 'Homerus', part of an original Hellenistic Greek portrait statue, with hands joined, a unique pose in classical sculpture.

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