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SCULPTURE - The Dying Gaul - GREECE 230-220 BCE
HELLENISTIC PERIOD. PERGAMENE STYLE. Sculpture from a monument commemorating victory of Attalos I over Gauls. This is a monument to bravery of Attalos' enemy. An example of PATHOS, justifiable sympathy for a courageous, worthy person.