Greek Sculpture

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The origins of Greek sculpture have been traditionally ascribed to the wooden cult statues described by Pausanias as xoana[1]. No such statue survives and the descriptions of them are frustratingly vague despite the fact that some were objects of veneration for hundreds of years. The first piece of Greek statuary come down to us is probably the Lefkandi Centaur (Eretria Mus.) found on Euboia. This terracotta statue of circa 900 BC was constructed in parts before being dismembered and buried in two separate graves, it bears an intentional mark on its knee perhaps indicating it represents Cheiron and the wound from Herakles’s arrow, if so it would be the first depiction of myth in Greek art.

Of the forms of art from the geometrical period (ca. 900 to 700 BC) we have terracotta figurines, bronzes and ivories. The bronzes are chiefly tripod cauldrons and freestanding figures or groups. Such bronzes were made using the lost-wax technique probably introduced from Syria and are almost entirely votive offerings left at the Panhellenic sanctuaries of Olympia, Delos and Delphi. These were manufactured elsewhere and a number of local styles may be identified by finds from Athens, Argos and Sparta. Typical works of the era include the Karditsa warrior (Athens Br. 12831) and the many examples of the equestrian statuette (for example, NY Met. 21.88.24 online).