Pair of statues of the Riace bronzes. 13x5x5cm

Description

Reproduction of two statuettes of the Riace Bronzes, made in lost wax molten bronze.

Measurements of each statuette: Height: 13 cm. Width: 5 cm. Depth: 5 cm.

Approx. weight: 1 kg.

Reproduction of the so-called Riace Bronzes. The Riace Bronze Statuettes (Italian: Bronzi di Riace), also known as the Riace Warriors, are two famous Greek bronze statues of naked bearded warriors that were cast around 460-420 BC and found in the sea near Riace in 1972. The size of the originals is 205 cm and 198 cm. The bronze statues are currently housed in the “Museo Nazionale della Magna Grecia” in the southern Italian city of Reggio Calabria, Italy.