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Gallic Chieftain Killing Himself and his Wife. Roman Copy after bronze original from Pergamon
| Artist | Epigonos ? |
| Artist Info. | Greece |
| View | Total from the front |
| Date | ca. 230-220 BC |
| Subject | Sculpture |
| Period | Greek Hellenistic Period |
| Material | marble |
| Dimensions | ca.207 cm high |
| Collection | Italy, Rome, Museo Nazionale Romano |
| Add'l. Info. | comissioned by Julius Caesar to celebrate his victory over the Gauls |
| Saskia No. | Jgc-1200 |
| Source | Gardner, Art Through the Ages, 11th ed., chapter 5, plate 80 |
| Stokstad, Marilyn, Art History, 2nd ed., chapter 5, plate 74 |
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