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Attalus (), son of Andragathus, was a
sculptor Sculpture is the branch of the visual arts that operates in three dimensions. Sculpture is the three-dimensional art work which is physically presented in the dimensions of height, width and depth. It is one of the plastic arts. Durable sc ...
of ancient
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whose time is unknown. The geographer and historian Pausanias mentions a statue of
Apollo Lykeios The Apollo Lyceus (, ''Apollōn Lukeios'') type, also known as Lycean Apollo, originating with Praxiteles and known from many full-size statue and figurine copies as well as from 1st century BCE Athenian coinage, is a statue type of Apollo show ...
, in the temple of that god at Argos, which was made by Attalus. His name has also been found on a statue discovered on the site of the Argos Theater, and on a bust.Welcker, Kunsblatt, 1827, No. 82.


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Attalus Ancient Athenian sculptors