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(inventory)Musée du Louvre, Paris, France
Artist/Maker	Unknown
Description	English: The Moon-goddess Selene accompanied by the Dioscuri, or Phosphoros (the Morning Star) and Hesperos (the Evening Star). Marble altar, Roman artwork, 2nd century CE. From Italy. Français : Séléné, déesse de la lune, entourée des Dioscures ou de Phosphoros (l'étoile du matin) et Hespéros (l'étoile du soir). Marbre, œuvre romaine du IIe siècle ap. J.-C. Provenance : Italie.
Dimensions	H. 1.35 m (4 ft. 5 in.), Diam. 0.98 m (3 ft. 2 ½ in.)
Credit line	Borghese Collection; purchase, 1807
Accession number	Ma 508
Location	Department of Greek, Etruscan and Roman Antiquities, Denon wing, ground floor, room B
References	Frédéric de Clarac, Musée de Sculpture antique et moderne, ou description historique et graphique du Louvre (Paris: Imprimerie Royale, 1828, etc.), vol. 2, pl. 170 nos. 74 and 75; Pierre Bouillon, Musée des antiques, vol III, (1821) pl. 69.
Photographer/source	Jastrow (2006)

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