Three nude males struggle to free themselves from the coils of serpents.

Laocoön and His Sons

Artistafter Athanadoros of Rhodes (Greek, active c. 10 - 20 AD)

Artistafter Hagesandros of Rhodes (Greek, active c. 10 - 20 A.D.)

Artistafter Polydoros of Rhodes (Greek, active c. 10 - 20 A.D.)

Datec. 1884

MediumPlaster cast

DimensionsSculpture: 7 × 5 3/16 × 3 7/16 ft. (213.3 × 157.5 × 104.1 cm)
Pedestal: 34 7/8 × 42 × 73 7/8 inches (88.6 × 106.7 × 187.6 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase.

Object number1883.13

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