Magnet Venus of Milo
A farmer discovered the statue near the ruins of an antique theatre on the island of Melos (Milo) in 1820. The Marquis de Rivière bought it and presented it to Louis XVIII in 1821. The king later gave it to the Louvre.
Characteristics
- Dimensions :
- 5,4 x 7,9 cm
- Museum :
- Musée du Louvre
- Theme :
- Sculpture
- Maintenance :
- Store in a dry place
- Artist :
- Anonymous
- Art movements :
- Greek, Etruscan and Roman Antiquities, Antiquités gréco-romaines
- EAN :
- 3336728212911
- Material :
- Metal alloys
- Reference :
- IS200058
Editor
- Original work kept at :
- Paris, musée du Louvre
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