Scopas
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thumb|Head of the goddess Hygieia by Scopas from the temple of [[Athena Alea at Tegea (National Archaeological Museum of Athens)]] Scopas (; born in Paros, fl. 4th century BC) was an ancient Greek sculptor and architect, most famous for his statue of Meleager, the copper statue of Aphrodite, and the head of goddess Hygieia, daughter of Asclepius.
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Scopas was a male sculptor and architect who lived during classical antiquity. Born in Paros in 395 BCE, he died in 350 BCE. He spoke Ancient Greek. His works are held in the collections of the J. Paul Getty Museum, the National Archaeological Museum of Athens, the British Museum, and Centrale Montemartini.
He is described by sources including the Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, and the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition. Records indicate he has 15 works.
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Authority record · VIAF
- Gender
- Male
Recorded by 3 libraries
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Place of birth
- Paros
- Occupation
- architect
- Languages spoken
- Ancient Greek
- Image
- Meleager Skopas BM GR1906.1-17.1.jpg
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- Commons category
- Scopas
- date of death
- 0350-01-01
- Commons Creator page
- Scopas
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- time period
- classical antiquity
- date of birth
- 0395-00-00
- has works in the collection
- Palatine Museum
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Works in European collections
15 objects attributed to Scopas, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Early life and family
- Career
- Pothos
- Namesake
- Gallery
- Literature
- References
thumb|Head of the goddess Hygieia by Scopas from the temple of [[Athena Alea at Tegea (National Archaeological Museum of Athens)]] Scopas (; born in Paros, fl. 4th century BC) was an ancient Greek sculptor and architect, most famous for his statue of Meleager, the copper statue of Aphrodite, and the head of goddess Hygieia, daughter of Asclepius.
==Early life and family== Scopas was born on the island of Paros. His father was the sculptor Aristander of Paros. Skopas left Paros at an early age and travelled throughout the Hellenic world.
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