charioteer of delphi

The Charioteer of Delphi

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The Charioteer of Delphi

The Charioteer of Delphi is one of the most complete and moving bronze statues to survive from the ancient Greek world. Known in Greek as the Heniochos, meaning the rein-holder, this life-size figure of a young chariot driver stands calm and upright, his long belted robe falling in fluted folds and his inlaid eyes still … Read more

The Delphi Archaeological Museum

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The Delphi Archaeological Museum

The Delphi Archaeological Museum stands just steps from the ancient sanctuary on the slopes of Mount Parnassus, and it holds the treasures that pilgrims once carried to the most sacred oracle in the Greek world. Inside its cool, well-lit galleries you meet the bronze Charioteer, marble kouroi, sculpted friezes, and the strange stone that the … Read more