A COMPOSITION STONE FIGURE OF A RIACE WARRIOR, POSSIBLY TYDEUS, LATE 20TH CENTURY, AFTER THE ANTIQUE
With patinated bronzed finish overall, the figure modelled standing and nude, his left forearm raised at the elbow, and stood atop a matching pedestal. 207 cm. high overall.Discovered in 1972 off the coast of Riace, Calabria, the Riace Warriors are two full-size Greek bronzes of naked bearded warriors. Believed to have been cast about 460-450 BC. The model offered here is a copy of ‘Statue A’, who is believed to possibly represent Tydeus.
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With patinated bronzed finish overall, the figure modelled standing and nude, his left forearm raised at the elbow, and stood atop a matching pedestal. 207 cm. high overall.Discovered in 1972 off the coast of Riace, Calabria, the Riace Warriors are two full-size Greek bronzes of naked bearded warriors. Believed to have been cast about 460-450 BC. The model offered here is a copy of ‘Statue A’, who is believed to possibly represent Tydeus.
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