Nymph Sculpture in the Louvre, June 2013

Nymph with a shell
1st century CE
Mable
Italy
Inventory # MR 309

The nymph with a shell from the Borghese collection seems inspired by a Hellenistic creation of the 1st century BCE.

Text adapted from the Louvre museum label

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Nymph with a shell
Marble
H. 60 cm

Nymphs are the companions of Apollo and Artemis. The shell was added during restoration.

Department of Greek, Etruscan, and Roman Antiquities
Inventaire MR 309 (n° usuel Ma 18)


Text from: cartelen.louvre.fr/cartelen/visite?srv=car_not_frame&idNotice=918&langue=en