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Theseus and Ariadne
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Theseus and Ariadne

Artist/Maker (Artist Unknown)
Date2nd to 1st century BCE
Mediummarble
DimensionsOverall: 10 x 11 1/8 x 7 in. (25.4 x 28.3 x 17.8 cm)
ClassificationsVisual Works
Credit LineGift of Bernard and Chris Marden
Terms
    Object number2005.7.2
    DescriptionThis double-headed sculpture, possibly from a herm, is believed to be a representation of Theseus, slayer of the Cretan Minotaur, and Ariadne, daughter of King Minos, who gave Theseus a ball of string so that he could find his way out of the maze in which the monster lived.
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