The chryselephantine statues of Apollo, Artemis and Leto occupy a hall in the Delphi Archaeological Museum looking rather like a treasury. They constitute...
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sculpture made with gold and ivory. Chryselephantine cult statues enjoyed high status in Ancient Greece. Chryselephantine statues were built around a wooden frame...
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destroyed by fire or other causes; among these finds counted the Chryselephantine statues, the silver bull, the bronze Pair of athletes and the Incense burner...
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was kept at Delphi in the ancient Roman tombs or in specially dug pits in front of the museum. The most precious objects (the chryselephantine objects...
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Ancient Greek sculpture (redirect from Greek statue)
both colossal statues now completely lost. Fragments of two chryselephantine statues from Delphi have been excavated. Cult images generally held or wore identifying...
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were likely the remains of Chryselephantine sculpture depicting humanoid figures.[citation needed] Remains of the statues were preserved well and work...
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notable statues worldwide, past and present. Ain El Fouara Fountain, Setif Constantine statue, Constantine Dihya statue, Khenchela Oruç Reis statue, Aïn...
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recycle or sell them. The most important of these finds were the chryselephantine statues of Apollo and Artemis and a silver bull. Quaestiones Graecae 203C;...
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Cult image (redirect from Cult statues)
both colossal statues now completely lost. Fragments of two chryselephantine statues from Delphi have been excavated. The acrolith was another composite form...
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completely lost. Fragments of two chryselephantine statues from Delphi have been excavated. Bronze cult images were less frequent, at least until Hellenistic times...
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