Riace Bronzes, Unknown artist, Ancient Greece
Unknown artist, Ancient Greece·Riace Bronzes·c. 460–430 BCE·Bronze with copper, silver and calcite inlays·National Archaeological Museum of Magna Graecia, Reggio Calabria↓

Unknown artist, Ancient Greece

Riace Bronzes, c. 460–430 BCE

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Two bearded warriors, nude and slightly over life-size, found in the sea off Riace in southern Italy in 1972. They are rare surviving originals of Greek bronze sculpture: Statue A is usually dated about 460 BCE and Statue B about 430 BCE, probably by different sculptors. Their shields, spears and helmets are lost, and whom they represent is unknown.

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Statue A bares a row of silver teeth between copper lips. His eyes are inlaid with calcite and his nipples with copper.

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