Sculpture Head of a Victorious Charioteer
RB002078
Fragment of one of the most famous statues of Greek Archaic art, one of the few large bronzes preserved in the Severe style, late 6th century BC.
The original is in the Delphi Museum; the group, consisting of the charioteer, horses and groom, was erected in the north-western part of the sanctuary to...
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Fragment of one of the most famous statues of Greek Archaic art, one of the few large bronzes preserved in the Severe style, late 6th century BC.
The original is in the Delphi Museum; the group, consisting of the charioteer, horses and groom, was erected in the north-western part of the sanctuary to commemorate the victory at the Pythian Games of the Sicilian tyrant Polyzalos of Gela in 474. Only the charioteer remains. The excellent condition of the statue can be explained by the fact that it was buried in 373, when the sanctuary was destroyed by an earthquake.
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