Wounded Amazon

Illustration

Mark Cartwright
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published on 30 April 2013
Wounded Amazon

A marble statue of a wounded Amazon. From an original by 5th century BCE Greek sculptor Phidias. Head: replica of that of the Amazon by Polykleitos. Provenance: Villa d'Este, Tivoli. (Capitoline Museums, Palazzo Nuovo, Rome)

About the Author

Mark Cartwright
Mark Cartwright
Mark is a history writer based in Italy. His special interests include pottery, architecture, world mythology and discovering the ideas that all civilizations share in common. He holds an MA in Political Philosophy and is the Publishing Director at AHE.

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APA Style

Cartwright, M. (2013, April 30). Wounded Amazon. Ancient History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.ancient.eu/image/1163/

Chicago Style

Cartwright, Mark. "Wounded Amazon." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Last modified April 30, 2013. https://www.ancient.eu/image/1163/.

MLA Style

Cartwright, Mark. "Wounded Amazon." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 30 Apr 2013. Web. 14 Nov 2019.

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