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title: Plaster Copy of the Laocoön Group
author: Allard Pierson Museum
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11787/plaster-copy-of-the-laocoon-group/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Plaster Copy of the Laocoön Group

_Authored by Allard Pierson Museum_

## Image File

[![Plaster Copy of the Laocoön Group](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/11787.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/11787.jpg)

## Image Caption

Plaster copy of the Laocoön group. Allard Pierson, University of Amsterdam, (APM 16.097). The [sculpture](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Sculpture/) was shown in this way for four centuries. Laocoön's outstretched arm, the arm of the younger son and parts of the snake are early-modern restorations. Based on a [Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/) copy of a [Hellenistic](https://www.worldhistory.org/Hellenic_World/) original made c. 200 BCE.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Museum, A. P. (2020, February 01). Plaster Copy of the Laocoön Group. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11787/plaster-copy-of-the-laocoon-group/>
### Chicago
Museum, Allard Pierson. "Plaster Copy of the Laocoön Group." *World History Encyclopedia*, February 01, 2020. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11787/plaster-copy-of-the-laocoon-group/>.
### MLA
Museum, Allard Pierson. "Plaster Copy of the Laocoön Group." *World History Encyclopedia*, 01 Feb 2020, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11787/plaster-copy-of-the-laocoon-group/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](http://dpc.uba.uva.nl/archeologischecollectie/record/APM16097) by **Allard Pierson Museum**. Submitted by [Cindy Meijer](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/cindy.meijer/ "User Page: Cindy Meijer"), published on 01 February 2020. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.