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''Pothos'', or ''Desire'', was a celebrated and much imitated statue by Scopas. Roman copies featured the human figure with a variety of props, such as musical instruments and fabrics as depicted here,<ref>Steven Lattimore, "Scopas and the Pothos", ''American Journal of Archaeology'' Vol.91 No.3 (July 1987), pages 411–420 [https://www.jstor.org/pss/505362 journal preview]</ref> in an example that was in the collection of [[Alessandro Albani|Cardinal Alessandro Albani]].

 

==Gallery==

 

==Literature==

* Andreas Linfert: ''Von Polyklet zu Lysipp. Polyklets Schule und ihr Verhältnis zu Skopas v. Paros''. Diss. Freiburg i. B. 1965.

* Andrew F. Stewart: ''Skopas of Paros''. Noyes Pr., Park Ridge, N.Y. 1977. {{ISBN|0-8155-5051-0}}