Damophon
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Damophon (; fl. 2nd century BC) was an ancient Greek sculptor of the Hellenistic period from Messene, known for his many acroliths found in Messene, Megalopolis, Aegium, Lycosura and other cities of the Peloponnesus. Other cities beyond the Peloponnese that Damophon was admired include Leucas, Cephallenia, Kynthos, Melos and Oiantheia.
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Place of birth
- Messene
- Occupation
- sculptor
- Languages spoken
- Ancient Greek
- Movement
- Hellenistic art
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- time period
- classical antiquity
- Commons category
- Damophon of Messene
- floruit
- 0200-00-00
- has works in the collection
- National Archaeological Museum of Athens
- significant place
- Messenia
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Damophon (; fl. 2nd century BC) was an ancient Greek sculptor of the Hellenistic period from Messene, known for his many acroliths found in Messene, Megalopolis, Aegium, Lycosura and other cities of the Peloponnesus. Other cities beyond the Peloponnese that Damophon was admired include Leucas, Cephallenia, Kynthos, Melos and Oiantheia.
There has been some debate surrounding the dating of Damophon's statues with historians attributing him to anywhere between the 4th c. BC to the 2nd c. AD. However, recent work at Messene where others of Damophon's sculptures have been found, indicate a date around 180 BC for his floruit.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Damophon” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.