Kneeling Archer from the Temple of Aphaia
Mediterranean · c. 500-490 BCE
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Lying Wounded Warrior from the Temple of Aphaia
Mediterranean · c. 500-490 BCE
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Lying Wounded Warrior from the Temple of Aphaia
SMK source metadata records a plaster cast after a marble lying wounded warrior from the west pediment of the Temple of Aphaia on Aegina (figure VII); the Aegina pediment sculptures are in the Glyptothek, Munich.
- Maker
- Mediterranean
- Date
- c. 500-490 BCE
- Place
- Mediterranean
- Material
- Marble
- Dimensions
- H 48 cm
- Current collection
- Glyptothek, Munich
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This warrior was designed for the tapering corner of the Aphaia temple’s west pediment. The figure’s propped elbow and extended legs fit the triangular architectural space and were intended to be seen from below.
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- Maker
- Mediterranean
- Date
- c. 500-490 BCE
- Place
- Mediterranean
- Material
- Marble
- Dimensions
- H 48 cm
- Current collection
- Glyptothek, Munich
- Rights
- Public Domain Mark 1.0
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