Agoracritus

Agoracritus
or Agorakritos

flourished 5th century BC

Greek sculptor.

A student of Phidias, his most notable work was the colossal marble statue of Nemesis at Rhamnus. A fragment of the head is in the British Museum, and fragments of the pedestal reliefs are in Athens.

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▪ Greek sculptor
flourished c. 450–c. 420 BC, Paros and Athens, Greece

      Greek sculptor said to have been the favourite pupil of Phidias. His most renowned work is the statue of Nemesis at Rhamnous, Greece, part of the head of which is in the British Museum, while fragments of the pedestal reliefs are in Athens.

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