Delphi Charioteer (Sculpture)
Charioteer standing in chariot with team of horses
- ID:
- aa_2105
- Type:
- Sculpture
- Date:
- ca. -478 — ca. -474
- Period:
- Early Classical
- Context:
- From Delphi
- Findspot:
- Excavated at Delphi
- Region:
- Phocis
- Condition:
- Nearly complete
- Scale:
- Life-size
- Dimensions:
-
H of charioteer: 1.80 m
- Style:
- Early Classical
- Material:
- Bronze
- Type:
- Free-standing statue
Technique Description
Cast by lost-wax process, probably a combination of the direct and indirect processes (
Condition Description
Statue of the charioteer preserved in 3 fragments: torso with head (3520), lower torso from waist to feet (3485), right arm (3540). Only the left arm is missing. Other bronze fragments belonging to the group include fragments of the horses, harnesses, chariot and the inscribed stone base on which the group stood. In addition to the bronze, added materials for the eyes (inlay of glass and stone), headband (silver inlay) and mouth (copper-plate) are preserved.
- Collection:
- Delphi Archaeological Museum
