Archer - Toxotae - Classic Period - 500 BC - Ancient Greece - Olympic Games Athlete - Pure Bronze Statue

Item Specifics

Condition: New, Made in Greece.
Material: Pure Bronze
Height: 41 cm - 16,1 inches
Width: 30 cm - 11,8 inches
Length: 7 cm - 2,8 inches
Weight: 3850 g

This is a high quality reproduction of an Olympic games Archery athlete. The potential energy expressed in this sculpture's tightly-wound pose, expressing the moment of stasis just before the release, is an example of the advancement of Classical sculpture from Archaic. Full of blood, passion and extraordinary feats of athletic endeavour, the Olympic Games were the sporting, social and cultural highlight of the Ancient Greek calendar for almost 12 centuries. “It is hard for us to exaggerate how important the Olympics were for the Greeks,” Paul Christesen, Professor of Ancient Greek History at Dartmouth College, USA, said.