Youth of Antikythera. Bronze statue found underwater at Antikythera. Circa 340 ­- 330 BCE.

Bronze statue of a youth, know as "Youth of Antikythera" because it was found in the Antikythera shipwreck. The figure has been identified as either Perseus holding the head of Medusa, or Paris awarding the "apple of Strife", to the most beautiful goddess, Aphrodite. Attributed to the Sikyonian sculptor Euphranor. About 340 - 330 BC.
Exhibited at the National Archaeological Museum in Athens, Greece.

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Antikythera Art Athens Attica Bronze Classical National Archaeological Museum Original Photo Perseus