Artemision Bronze
E339659
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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Artemision Bronze canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| 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
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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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