5103 BFA Polyphemus Head

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Ancient World 3D
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Sketchfab
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984,838
Release Date
2020-02-27
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CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
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This is a 3D model of an ancient marble sculpture in The Museum of Fine Arts Boston. This sculpture depicts Polyphemus, the man-eating Cyclops from the legend of Odysseus. This depiction is different then normal ancient depictions of Polyphemus due to his peacefulness. This may have been when the the cyclops saw the nymph Galatea before he was blinded by Odysseus. This statue was made c.150 BCE or later. **Bibliography:** [BMFA Collections](https://bit.ly/2QzL3pr) # Ancient World 3D This model posting is part of Ancient World 3D, a website that provides curated 3D open access content for Classical Studies. Each model has an etched catalog# and [3D Printable frame](https://skfb.ly/6QLzU) for building a library. The [original model was posted by Scan The World](https://mmf.io/o/5103). This entry was composed by Samantha Schlegel (Dr. Elizabeth Thill, advisor).