Charioteer of Delphi [SEP] material used
Charioteer of Delphi
The Charioteer of Delphi, also known as "Heniokhos" (, the rein-holder), is one of the best-known statues surviving from Ancient Greece, and is considered one of the finest examples of ancient bronze sculptures. The life-size (1.8m) statue of a chariot driver was found in 1896 at the Sanctuary of Apollo in Delphi. It is now in the Delphi Archaeological Museum.
Background.
The statue was set up at Delphi to commemorate the victory of the
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See also.
- Marble sculpture
- Stone carving
- Sculpture
- List of decorative stones
External links.
- Carving a stone column: Pitching, video
- Demonstrating how to carve details in a stone sculpture of the Charioteer of Delphi, video
- "The Cesnola collection of Cypriot art: stone sculpture", a fully digitized collection catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art Libraries, which contains material on