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

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