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Classical Greek sculpture in the National Archaeological Museum of Athens

Including Hellenistic reminiscences and copies from Roman period

Without small bronzes and small terraccotas, these are separately

Ground floor, Rooms 14 –28

Rooms edit

Early Classical sculpture edit

Room 14 – 15

Classical sculpture in Room 15 edit

Self-crowning athlete NAMA 3344 edit

Reliefː the self-crowning athlete or ephebe, probably the winner of the local games, pentelic marble, circa 460 BC. Finding: near Athena Temple at Cape Sounion.

God of Cape Artemision X15161 edit

Poseidon or Zeus, bronze, 209 cm, 460 BC, severe style

Apollo Omphalos NAMA 45‎ edit

Apollo Omphalos, marble copy of 2 century AD, after bronze from ca 450 BC. He stood on Omphalus at Theatre of Dionysus in Athens. National Archaeological Museum of Athens no. 45.

Young seer NAMA 248‎ edit

Statue of a nude youth. Found in the area of the Olympian Zeus Temple. According to one view, the statue renders the Splanchnoptes by the Cypriot sculptor Styppax, a bronze statue of the 425-400 BC. According to Plinius, that statue depicted a young boy ready to spit-roast the entrails for the sacrifice, simultaneously, blowing to light the fire. Eclectic work of the 2nd century AD.

Great Eleusinian relief NAMA 126 ‎ edit

Demeter and Persephone celebrating the Eleusinian Mysteries. On the left Demeter, wearing the peplos and holding a scepter in her left hand, presents Triptolemus with sheafs of wheat, for him to give them to humanity. On the right Persephone, wearing the chiton and a cloak and holding a torch, blesses Triptolemus with her left hand. Votive relief, Pentelic marble, ca. 440–430 BC.

Classical sculpture in Room 20 edit

Cassel Apollo edit

Roman copy of the 2nd century AD, in the type of the Kassel Apollo, of the bronze Apollo Parnopios, an early work by Pheidias, ca 450 BC.

Athena Varvakeion edit

Small Roman replica of the Athena Parthenos by Phidias, 477 BC. Found in Athens near the Varvakeion school, hence the name. First half of the 3rd c. AD.

Pnyx Athena NAMA 3718 edit

Bust in pentelic marble found in Athens on the Pnyx hill, that used to top a colossal statue dating from the Roman era (2nd century AD). This is a copy after an original statue by Phidias or by a pupil of his, dating after 430 BC.

Sculpture in Room 21 edit

“Room of the Diadoumenos”

Diadoumenos edit

Images of the copy of the Diadumenos in the National Archaeological Museum in Athens. Island marble, copy of 100 BC after a Greek original of ca. 425-400 BC by Polycletus. Found in the House of the Diadumenos at Delos. NAMA 1826.

Athlete from Eleusis edit

Roman copy or reworking from Polykleitos original 440 BC, possibly a portrait of athlete Kyniskos. NAMA 254.

Hermes from Aigion NAMA 241 edit

Sculpture in Room 22 edit

“Room of Epidauros” Sculpture from Asklepios (Asclepius) Temple and Artemis Temple at Epidauros

Sculpture in Room 28 edit

“Room of the Youth of Antikythera”

Youth of Antikythera edit

Antikythera Ephebe. Bronze Sculpture, thought to be either Paris or Perseus (Paris is more probable), circa 340-330 BC, National Archaeological Museum 13396. Comes from the Antikythera shipwreck. Attributed to Euphranor.

Marathon Boy edit

Probably athlete, work of the Praxitelian chool, 340-330 BC, NAMA X 15118.

Grave Monuments of the 5th century BC edit

Rooms 15 – 19

Marlbe lekythoi edit

Classical marble lekythoi, Room 16

Funerary lekythos for Myrrhine ‎ edit

Attic funerary lekythos for Myrrhine, represented while she is taken by hand by Hermes psychopompos to be escorted to Hades. From Athens, 420–410 BC.

Votive relief from Mantineia NAMA 226 ‎ edit

Found in Mantineia, Arkadia, 420-410 BC. It represents a woman holding intestines in her left hand. The trunk of palm-tree is shown at bottom left. The relief probably depicts Diotima, the famous soothsayer and priestess, known of Plato’s Symposion.

Other votive reliefs edit

Room 19

Grave Monuments of the 4th century BC edit

Rooms 22 – 28


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