Riace bronzes
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two ancient Greek sculptures
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It sits within the topics 1972 archaeological discoveries, 5th-century BC Greek sculptures and Ancient Greek bronze statues of the classical period.
Its subject is documented across 34 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Year
- 460-450 BC
- Type
- Bronze sculptures
- Location
- Museo Nazionale della Magna Grecia , Reggio Calabria, Italy
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- Image
- Bronzi di riace, V secolo ac. 01.jpg
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- Commons category
- Riace bronzes
- inception
- 0460-00-00
- time of discovery or invention
- 1972-00-00
- title
- Riace Bronzes (Riace Warriors)
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Encyclopedic overview
The Riace bronzes (Italian: Bronzi di Riace, [ˈbrondzi di riˈaːtʃe]), also called the Riace Warriors, are two full-size Greek bronze statues of bearded warriors, cast about 460–450 BC, that were found in the sea in 1972 near Riace, Calabria, in southern Italy. The bronzes are now in the Museo Nazionale della Magna Grecia in the nearby city of Reggio Calabria. They are two of the few surviving full-size ancient Greek bronzes (which were usually melted down in later times), and as such demonstrate the technical craftsmanship and artistic features that were achieved at this time.
The bronzes are now on display inside a microclimate room on top of an anti-seismic platform faced in Carrara marble. Along with the bronzes, the room also contains two head sculptures: Testa del Filosofo and Testa di Basilea, which are also from the 5th century BC.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Riace bronzes” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.