GREECE ATTICA ATHENS NAMA BRONZES

Above: Dancing satyr, bronze statuette of the second half of the 6th century BC, Corinthian workshop.

Above and below: "Poseidon of Artemision", a monumental bronze statue of Poseidon, who held a trident in his right hand. It is the work of a major sculptor, possibly Kalamis, dated to ca. 460 BC, and was raised from the sea near Cape Artemision, northern Euboea, in 1928.

Above: The "Ephebos of Antikythera", perhaps by the sculptor Euphranor, ca. 340 BC. It was found in 1900 in an ancient wreck off the island of Antikythera.

Above: The "Ephebos of Marathon", a bronze statue representing a youth, perhaps god Hermes, dated to 325-300 BC. It is attributed to the school of Praxiteles and was found in the sea off Marathon in 1925. Glass eyes are inlaid, the arms have been restored in Roman times. - Below: "Horse and Jockey of Artemision", a lively masterpiece in bronze of the 2nd century BC. It was found together with the statue of Poseidon (see above) near Cape Artemision and pieced together from many pieces.

Below left: Bronze statue of the Roman emperor Augustus (ca. 10 BC) found in the Aegean sea between the islands of Evvia and Agios Efstratios. The emperor, depicted in mature age, raises his right hand in a gesture of official greeting. - Below right: Bronze portrait head, found in Lake Palaestra on Delos, and dated to the early 1st century BC. The head of the mature man is inclined towards his left shoulder. The hair, in small curly locks, frames the fleshy face with inlaid eyes. It is the work of a great sculptur, whose name is unknown, showing the psychological realism characteristic for the Late Hellenistic period.