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| Name: |
Charioteer |
| Picture: |
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| Description: |
From
the chariot frieze, Mausoleum of Halikarnassos. London, British Museum.
H. 1.02m. The upper and lower parts of this reconstructed frieze do
not belong together. A young man wearing a long pleated chiton, hair
bound in a fillet, standing in typical charioteer stance, head and
upper torso bent forwards over the reins. The lower section of the
frieze is rather indistinct, but seems to be flying draperies and
rocks rather than a chariot. |
| Date: |
c. 350 B.C. |
| Discussion: |
The
Mausoleum of Halikarnassos was designed by four of the greatest sculptors
of the age, who each took one side of the building. The charioteer
came from either the west (executed by Leochares) or from the east
(executed by Skopas). See Robertson 1981: 163, fig. 221; Stewart 1990:
180-2, 281-6. |
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