Cultural Centre
Bronze Statues
The following bronze statues are on display in their true beauty at the Hellenic Club of Canberra, to view them online roll over the images below for details.
The original items can be found in the National Archaeological Museum of Athens.
Boy Jockey And Horse
Jockey 84 cm tall
A bronze statue representing a boy riding on a horse.
The Boy Jockey was recovered from a shipwreck near Cape Artemision, Euboea and for years was exhibited without his horse which had to undergo extensive restoration.
Original in the National Archaeological Museum of Athens. |
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Ephebe (Youth) of Marathon
Height: 1.32 m
Bronze statue of a youth maybe of the God Hermes.
It has been named from the gulf of Marathon where was discovered in 1926.
With the exception of the left arm, which is believed to have been repaired later, this statue is believed to be a masterpiece of the Praxiteles School.
It was made circa 330-325 BC
Certified Museum Copy
Original in the National Archaeological Museum of Athens. |
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Statue of Poseidon
Over life-size bronze statue of Poseidon the God of the Sea.
It was found in the sea off Cape Artemision north Euboea in 1928
Original work of an outstanding early classical artist, probably Kalamis.
It was made circa 450 BC.
Certified Museum Copy
Original in the National Archaeological Museum of Athens. |
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The Charioteer of Delphi
Height: 1.91 m
Bronze statue in full size of a youth erected at Delphi in 474 BC commemorating victory in the chariot races (Pythian games), though not to celebrate the charioteer but the owner of the chariot!
Discovered in 1896 at the Temple of Apollo, Delphi. The chariot, the four horses and the groom did not survive.
An offering of Polyzalos, the tyrant of Gela, Sicily, after his victory in a chariot race.
The anonymous creator of the charioteer is very highly regarded.
Certified Museum Copy
The original statue is in the Museum of Antiquities, Delphi. |
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