About Alypus
Lived 500 BC – 400 BC. Alypus was a sculptor.
Alypus was a sculptor of ancient Greece, a native of Sicyon. He studied under Naucydes of Argos. His age may be fixed from his having executed bronze statues of some Spartans who shared in the victory of Lysander at Aegospotami around 405 BC. Pausanias also mentions some statues of victors of the Ancient Olympic Games made by him.
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Who was Alypus?
ancient Greek sculptor
When was Alypus born?
Alypus was born in 500 BC in Sicyon.
When did Alypus die?
Alypus died in 400 BC.
What was Alypus's occupation?
Alypus was a sculptor.
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