Artemision Bronze

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The Artemision Bronze is a renowned ancient Greek bronze statue, likely depicting either Zeus or Poseidon, celebrated for its dynamic pose and masterful Classical-period craftsmanship.

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Artemision Bronze canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Classical Greek sculpture ⓘ
ancient Greek bronze statue ⓘ
alsoKnownAs God from the Sea ⓘ
Poseidon of Artemision ⓘ
Zeus of Artemision ⓘ
approximateDiscoveryYear 1926 ⓘ
1928 ⓘ
armPosition left arm back for balance ⓘ
right arm extended to throw ⓘ
artMovement Classical period of Greek art ⓘ
bodyType idealized athletic male nude ⓘ
category Greek bronze sculpture ⓘ
National Archaeological Museum of Athens collection ⓘ
underwater archaeological find ⓘ
countryOfDiscovery Greece ⓘ
culture ancient Greek ⓘ
currentLocation National Archaeological Museum of Athens ⓘ
depicts Poseidon ⓘ
Zeus ⓘ
discoveredAt Cape Artemision ⓘ
discoveredIn Aegean Sea ⓘ
discoveryMethod underwater excavation ⓘ
estimatedDate circa 460 BCE ⓘ
early Classical period ⓘ
foundInShipwreck yes ⓘ
height approximately 2.09 m ⓘ
approximately 6 feet 10 inches ⓘ
iconographyUncertainty identity debated between Zeus and Poseidon ⓘ
legPosition front leg advanced ⓘ
weight on rear leg ⓘ
likelyOriginalLocation sanctuary or temple setting ⓘ
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Athens ⓘ
locatedInTheCountry Greece ⓘ
materialUsed bronze ⓘ
missingPart held attribute in left hand ⓘ
held attribute in right hand ⓘ
original thunderbolt or trident ⓘ
museumInventoryNumber 15161 ⓘ
orientation frontal ⓘ
period Severe style ⓘ
pose left arm drawn back ⓘ
right arm extended forward ⓘ
striding forward with one leg advanced ⓘ
significance key work for study of early Classical Greek style ⓘ
major example of large-scale Classical bronze sculpture ⓘ
one of few surviving original Greek bronzes of its size ⓘ
subjectType male god ⓘ
technique lost-wax casting ⓘ

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