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Ludovisi Gaul is unveiled

230 BCE · Europe · Culture

Ludovisi Gaul is unveiled
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The Ludovisi Gaul is an ancient Roman statue depicting a Gallic man plunging a sword into his breast as he holds up the dead body of his wife. This sculpture is a marble copy of a now-lost Greek bronze original. The Ludovisi Gaul is on display in the Palazzo Altemps in Rome.

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