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- Also called:
- Agesander of Rhodes
- Flourished:
- 1st century bce, Rhodes
- Flourished:
- 100 BCE - 1 BCE
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Laocoƶn
Laocoƶn, marble sculpture attributed to Agesander, Athenodorus, and Polydorus of Rhodes (or perhaps a Roman copy), 2nd century bceā1st century ce; in the Vatican Museums, Vatican City.
Agesander
Greek sculptor
Also known as: Agesander of Rhodes
Agesander (flourished 1st century bce, Rhodes) was a Greek sculptor who is credited by the 1st-century-ce Roman writer Pliny as the creator, with Polydorus and Athenodorus, of the group Laocoƶn and His Sons. Nothing further is known of him except that inscriptions found at Lindus in Rhodes indicate that he was alive between 42 and 21 bce.
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