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(inventory)Musée du Louvre, Paris, France
Artist/Maker	Unknown
Description	English: From left to right, Agamemnon, Talthybios and Epeios, identified by inscriptions in Ionian script ("Agamemnon" is written in retrograde script). Fragment of a relief, maybe the armrest from the throne of a cult statue. May represent Agamemnon's initiation to the Samothracean mystery cult. Marble, Greek archaic artwork, ca. 560 BC. From Samothrace. Français : De gauche à droite : Agamemnon, Talthybios et Épéios, identifiés par des inscriptions en alphabet ionien (« Agamemnon » figure en écriture rétrograde). Fragment de bas-relief, peut-être l'accoudoir du trône d'une statue de culte ; représenterait l'initiation d'Agamemnon au culte des Cabires à Samothrace. Marbre, œuvre grecque archaïque, vers 560 av. J.-C. Provenance : Samothrace.
Dimensions	H. 48 cm (18 ¾ in.), W. 45.3 cm (17 ¾ in.), D. 4.5 cm (1 ¾ in.)
Credit line	Choiseul-Gouffier Collection; purchase, 1818
Accession number	Ma 697
Location	Department of Greek, Etruscan and Roman Antiquities, Denon, lower ground floor, room 1
Photographer/source	Jastrow (2007)

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