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File:Epikouros BM 1843.jpg
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Artist
Unknown artistUnknown artist
Description
English: Portrait of Epicurus, founder of the "Epicurean school." Roman copy after a lost Hellenistic original.
Français : Portrait d'Épicure, fondateur de l'épicurisme. Copie romaine d'un original hellénistique.
Date late 3 century
date QS:P571,+250-00-00T00:00:00Z/7
–early 2 century
date QS:P571,+150-00-00T00:00:00Z/7
Medium white marble
Dimensions 19 in (48.2 cm)
Collection
British Museum   wikidata:Q6373
British Museum
Native name British Museum
Location
London
Coordinates 51° 31′ 10″ N, 0° 07′ 37″ W Link——to OpenStreetMap Link to Google Maps Edit this at Wikidata
Established 1753
Website www.britishmuseum.org
Authority file
institution QS:P195,Q6373
Current location
Main floor, Room 22: Alexander the Great & the Hellenistic world
Accession number
GR 1873.8-20-726 (Cat. Sculpture 1843)
Credit line Castellani Collection; purchase, 1873
Source/Photographer Marie-Lan Nguyen (2011)
Permission
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Portrait of Epicurus, British Museum. Roman copy after a Hellenistic original.
Epikür məktəbinin qurucusu Epikurun portreti. İtmiş Ellinistik bir orijinaldan sonra Roma surəti
Portrait d'Épicure, fondateur de l'épicurisme. Copie romaine d'un original hellénistique.
Retrach d’Epicur, British Museum. Còpia romana d’un original hellenistic.

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Epicurus

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Nikon D300S

genre

sculpture

exposure time

0.025 second

f-number

4.5

focal length

105 millimetre

ISO speed

800

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Camera manufacturerNIKON CORPORATION
Camera modelNIKON D300S
AuthorMarie-Lan Nguyen
Copyright holderCreative Commons Attribution
Exposure time1/40 sec (0.025)
F-numberf/4.5
ISO speed rating800
Date and time of data generation13:17, 15 May 2011
Lens focal length105 mm
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Horizontal resolution300 dpi
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File change date and time19:56, 24 June 2011
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Date and time of digitizing13:17, 15 May 2011
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Subject distance2 meters
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FlashFlash did not fire
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Color spacesRGB
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Scene typeA directly photographed image
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White balanceManual white balance
Digital zoom ratio1
Focal length in 35 mm film157 mm
Scene capture typeStandard
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