Portrait bust of the philosopher Metrodoros

This bust was found in Athens. It is the portrait of the philosopher Metrodoros of Lampsakos who lived in Asia Minor in the 4th century B.C. He was a pupil and friend of the philosopher Epicurus. This bust is a copy dating from the period of Hadrian, of a Hellenistic original dated probably 280-250 B.C.这件半身像出土于雅典。其为公元前4世纪活跃于小亚细亚的兰萨库斯哲学家梅特罗多罗斯（Metrodoros of Lampsakos）的肖像。梅特罗多罗斯乃是哲学家伊壁鸠鲁（Epicurus）的弟子与友人。该半身像是哈德良（Hadrian）时期的复制品，其原作属于希腊化时期，年代约为公元前280年至前250年。