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Theseus and Antiope Statue

The abduction of the Amazon queen Atniope by Theseus. The twisting torsos are rare evidence of the evolution from the frontal and immobile Kouros and Kore of archaic sculpture to the more naturalistic poses of the classical era. From the pediment of the archaic temple of Apollo.

Eretria, 520-500 BCE.

Also see: Theseus and Antiope relief sculpture from the Athenian Treasury at Delphi

 

Theseus and Antiope Statue