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Hellenistic Age Marble Sculpture - images collection from greek museums
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Statue of a youth wearing a wreath in his hair

Statue of a youth wearing a wreath in his hair. The Statuette is a version of one of the two statuettes of the S.Ildefonso, which depict Hypnos (Sleep) and Thanatos (Death). The work is assigned to the school of Pasiteles. 1st cent BC.

Statue of a fighting Gaul

Statue of a fighting Gaul. Parian marble. Found in the Agora of the Italians in Delos. Typical example of the late Hellenistic sculpture with features of the Pergamene school about 100 BC. National Archaeological Museum of Athens.

Statue of an equestrian officer wearing a bracelet

Statue of an equestrian officer wearing a bracelet. Parian marble. Found in Milos. The horse is depicted at a gentle gallop, with a support beneath its belly. About 100 BC . National Archaeological Museum of Athens

Statue of Poseidon

Statue of Poseidon. Found on Milos with the statue of Amphitrite. In his raised right hand he will have held the trident. Next to his right leg is a support of in the form of a dolphin. 125-100 BC . National Archaeological Museum of Athens

Colossal arm of a statue of Zeus

Colossal arm of a statue of Zeus. Marble. Found at Aigeira , Achaia, along with the head. The hand belonged to a larger than life-size cult statue of the god carved by the Athenian sculptor Eukleides according to Pausanias. The god held his sceptre in this bent at the elbow left hand. 2nd c. BC. National Archaeological Museum of Athens

Colossal head of a statue of Zeus

Colossal head of a statue of Zeus. Marble. Found at Aigeira , Achaia, along with the hand. The head belonged to a larger than life-size cult statue of the god carved by the Athenian sculptor Eukleides according to Pausanias. The eyes were made of a different material and inlaid. 2nd c. BC. National Archaeological Museum of Athens

Statue of the goddess Themis

Statue of the goddess Themis. Pentelic marble. Found at Rhamnous Attica in the small temple of Nemesis . Themis, daughter of Ouranos and Gaia, was goddess of justice . The statue was carved by Chairestartos of Rhamnous. About 300 BC. National Archaeological Museum of Athens

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Funerary naiskos. Pentelic marble. Found in the ancient cemetary of the Kerameikos Athens. A young Athenian warrior with full military equipment. The dramatic facial expression and sinewy body recall works by the Parian sculptor Skopas. The name of the dead warrior is inscribed on the epistyle of the naiskos: Aristonautes son of Archenautes, of the deme of Halai. 325 BC. National Archaeological Museum of Athens

Statue of Asklepios

Statue of Asklepios. Pentelic marble. Found at Mounichia, in the sanctuary of Asclepios in Piraeus. 2nd cent.BC. National Archaeological Museum of Athens.

Relief slabs

Relief slabs. Pentelic marble. Found in Rigillis Street, Athens. A scene of Silenoi and Satyrs making wine: two of them at the right and left tread grapes in wine presses. In the centre, two more carry a calyx krater full of the juice of the grapes. Late 2nd c. BC.

Nike statue

Nike statue. Statue of a Nike or a Muse. Pentelic marble. Found near Kerameikos, Athens. The female figure wears a chiton girt high with a belt that is tied in a 'Herakles knot' and will have had jewellery inlaid in the holes. The Nike or Muse is probably from a statue group in the Kerameikos by the sculptor Euboulides. 125-100 BC.

Aphrodite statue

Aphrodite statue. Marble. Found near the theatre of Argos, Peloponnese. The goddess wears only a himation thar leaves her right breast exposed and treads on a goose with her foot. 1st c. BC.

 

   

                                                                                                                     

 

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