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Colossus Of The Naxians
The Colossus of the Naxians is a kouros statue made of Naxian marble which was about 9 metres high,Giuliani: ''Meisterwerke''. p. 13. now located in the Museum on Delos and originally from one of the islands of the Cyclades. The colossus is an example of Archaic Greek art, archaic monumental sculpture and dates to the end of the seventh century BC. The colossus is one of the largest kouros statues yet known. Only the Kouros of Apollonas, which remains unfinished in the quarry at , is larger at 10.7 m tall. The Colossus of the Naxians is now broken into many pieces. Statue An inscription on the front of the base reported by Ciriaco de' Pizzicolli, Cyriacus of Ancona in the fifteenth century read "ΝΑΞΙΟΙ ΑΠΟΛΛΩΝΙ" (''Naxioi Apolloni'', "The Naxians (dedicated this) to Apollo"), so the marble sculpture is probably of Apollo. Description The statue is broken into several parts. The base measures 3.48 x 5.08 metres, the upper torso is about 2.3 metres high and the low ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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The island of Delos (; el, Δήλος ; Attic Greek, Attic: , Doric Greek, Doric: ), near Mykonos, near the centre of the Cyclades archipelago, is one of the most important mythological, historical, and archaeological sites in Greece. The excavations in the island are among the most extensive in the Mediterranean; ongoing work takes place under the direction of the Ephorate of Antiquities of Cyclades, and many of the artifacts found are on display at the Archaeological Museum of Delos and the National Archaeological Museum of Athens. Delos had a position as a holy sanctuary for a millennium before Olympian Greek mythology made it the birthplace of Apollo and Artemis. From its Sacred Harbour, the horizon shows the three Cone (geometry), conical mounds that have identified landscapes sacred to a goddess (it is predicted that the deity's name is Athena) - in other sites: one, retaining its Pre-Greek name Cynthus, Mount Cynthus, is crowned with a sanctuary of Zeus. In 1990, UNESC ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
