Alypus
Sign in to saveAlypus () was a sculptor of ancient Greece, a native of Sicyon. He studied under Naucydes of Argos. His age may be fixed from his having executed bronze statues of some Spartans who shared in the victory of Lysander at Aegospotami around 405 BC. Pausanias also mentions some statues of victors of the Ancient Olympic Games made by him.
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Place of birth
- Sicyon
- Occupation
- sculptor
- Languages spoken
- Ancient Greek
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- date of birth
- 0500-01-01
- date of death
- 0400-01-01
- time period
- classical antiquity
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Alypus () was a sculptor of ancient Greece, a native of Sicyon. He studied under Naucydes of Argos. His age may be fixed from his having executed bronze statues of some Spartans who shared in the victory of Lysander at Aegospotami around 405 BC. Pausanias also mentions some statues of victors of the Ancient Olympic Games made by him.
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