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For this essay I have selected the Statue of a Wounded Amazon, height 80 1/4inches, and Aphrodite holding a Winged Eros, height 49 3/4 inches, as my subject to compare and contrast.
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Celita Hamilton Unit 2 Individual Project Comparing Ancient Art Melissa Zimberg For this essay I have selected the Statue of a Wounded Amazon, height 80 1/4inches, and Aphrodite holding a Winged Eros, height 49 3/4 inches, as my subject to compare and contrast. Title: Statue of a Wounded Amazon Title: Statue of Aphrodite Holding Winged Eros Artist: Unknown Artist: Unknown Date: 450-425 B.C. Date: late 4th Century B.C. Style: Roman copy of a Greek bronze statue Style: Hellenistic Cypriot; said to be from the temple at Golgoi The Amazons were a mythical race of warrior women known for their skills in archery and horsemanship. This marble statue depicts a wounded Amazon. She has been stripped of her weapons and horse, and wounded underneath her right breast. She wears a short, sleeveless chiffon unfastened at one shoulder and belted at the waist with a makeshift bit of bridle from her horse. Despite her misfortune the warrior appears...
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