Delphi Charioteer

Museum of Delphi- Delphi

This early classical statue scaled the Delphi charioteer. This statue was originally connected to a chariot with horses, but now this is all that remains. It was dedicated to an Delphian athlete by the Gela tyrant Polyzalos for his victory in an athletic event called the Pythian Games. It was made using bronze wax casting. This statue was made using bronze casting, which was ground breaking technology for its time and allowed sculptures to give the statues much more realistic detail than before, such as the creases on the clothing and definition in the feet. The feet are personally my favorite part of this statue, because of how realistically unappealing they look. As critical as this may sound, it is a testament to the precision and craftsmanship of the Greeks who made the mold and created this statue.