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Giacobbe Giusti: Sculpture of a warrior from the east pediment of the Temple of Aphaia II

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Giacobbe Giusti: Sculpture of a warrior from the east pediment of the Temple of Aphaia II


So-called “Dying warrior” (fallen Trojan warrior, probably Laomedon), figure E-XI of the east pediment of the Temple of Aphaia, ca. 505–500 BC.

Sculpture of a fallen warrior from the temple of Aphaia at Aegina. Photograph: Print Collector/Getty Images Fallen Warrior from Temple of Aphaia (c 480-470BC) There is a tragic pathos to this mighty sculpture of a dying hero from a temple on the Greek island of Aegina. Tragedy is a Greek concept. The tragedies of Sophocles, Euripides and Aeschylus are still performed. This statue shows a strong man fallen, heroic to his last breath.

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