The Riace Bronzes or Riace Warriors, found off the coast of Calabria in 1972, are incredible. Sculpted of bronze in the mid-5th century BCE, probably in Greece, they are thought to be part of a cargo from a sunken ship. After years of conservation, the two statues are housed at the National Museum of Magna Grecia in Reggio Calabria.
Each life-sized bronze figure would have held a weapon in their right hand and have worn a shield on their left forearm.
Amazing bronzes
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They were incredible. The detail of the human form, 2000 years before Michelangelo. Worth a visit. Southern Italy was fascinating.
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I never got quite as far as Calabria..Basilicata and the island of Sicily were the southern travels in Italy for me. Oh, and Puglia
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These are certainly eyebrow-raising. I’m glad to see you’re enjoying Italy. Greet the south for me, never been.
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Fabulous sculptures.
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They were amazing. I wouldn’t have been surprised if they had started to walk, they seemed so lifelike.
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A glimpse of the past, very nice
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Thanks. They are amazing. The time and skill to make them is hard to fathom.
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