Calamis

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Calamis was an ancient Greek sculptor renowned for his elegant and refined bronze works in the early Classical period.


Statements (26)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Greek sculptor
person
activeInPeriod early Classical period of ancient Greece
approximateFloruit 5th century BCE
first half of the 5th century BCE
artForm statuary
artisticMovement Ancient Greek sculpture
surface form: "Early Classical Greek art"
countryOfCitizenship Greek Antiquity
surface form: "Ancient Greece"
ethnicGroup Greek
gender male
genre Greek sculpture
hasReputation delicate proportions in sculpture
graceful treatment of form
influencedBy Severe style of early Classical sculpture
knownFor elegant bronze sculptures
refined bronze sculptures
materialUsed bronze
medium bronze
movement Severe style
notableWork statue of Apollo
surface form: "statue of Apollo Alexikakos (attributed)"

statue of a horse and chariot (attributed)
notedIn ancient literary sources on Greek art
occupation sculptor
placeOfActivity Athens (attributed)
style elegant
refined

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