Olympic victor monuments and Greek athletic art (1921)
Hyde, Walter Woodburn, 1871- · Washington, D.C. : Carnegie Institution of Washington · leaf 353
AND MUSICAL VICTORS. the very beginning of the fifth century B. C, has long been admired forits vigor and grace. Whether the figure is male or female, human ordivine, is still a matter of debate. The head is too badly weathered tomake the decision final. The upper part of the figure of Hermes (?)on… … Fig. 63.— Charioteer Mounting a Chariot. Bas-relieffrom the Akropolis. Akropolis Museum, Athens. The hair of Hermes and of the charioteer is arranged in the oldAttic krobylos fashion. This also makes it natural to interpret the This fragment contains a head whose pointed beard and petasos have been…
Sculpture, Greek · Olympics · Sports
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