The Bronze Statues from Quirinal Hill. An Archaeological Experiment 

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Inside of the statue? Inaccessible except by the mouth and eyes? Probably not. In my opinion they held something that made a sound.

@@Appophust They would be accessible until the statue was assembled. If they were placed on the outside, the sculptor would be giving themselves even more work. They could even be a method of keeping the statue tight against itself as the joining solder cooled. But you could be right. Maybe these statues had adornment or features we can't even conceive of. I'm open to the idea that these statues could make sounds. There is still a great deal the ancients have to teach us about their work. Cheers!

​@@stuffhobbes6187I'd love to see if there is wear on the inside of the loops that could indicate long term usage. This video doesn't seem to show them clearly from all angles. But yes, as of yet it seems to be a mystery.

It's a first attempt. Nowadays the tools, materials and methods are better but the people using them are totally different.

You're projecting the modern understanding of classicism onto classical art. We associate highlighting bright colors and certain details with cheapness mainly due to the invention of cheap artificial dyes. Those features required both high technical ability and expensive colors in antiquity. Look at clothing before the 19th century, the Hindu use of color in religious art and the painted reconstructions of ancient buildings.

No. They got them pretty spot on. I don't believe there's room for interpretation this time around.

Ancient sculptures - from Sumer, to Egypt, to Rome to China - whether marble or granite, clay or bronze, were painted very brightly, exactly the way they've done here. You just aren't aware of how Ancient art actually appeared. It was ALL painted in ways that most of us would find quite tacky, or garish, from our modern perspective. They got it right on. Educate yourself.

​@Breakfast_of_Champions you, also, clearly , aren't aware of how ancient art actually looked. They got it exactly how the ancients used to color ALL of their sculptures.

You might as well think about the countless German archaeologists who made great contributions to our common knowledge of the past during the last 300 years but ok🤷 I can't blame you tho, Nazis really made sure that everything Germany will ever be remembered by is evilness.

The answer to your question ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-FvsSPJoJB3k.html

Yes, the reconstruction they did is an insult to the originals.

😅Drunk in the morning? You make me laugh...

currently on display in Liebieghaus Skulpturensammlung Frankfurt (Germany), from July 2022 in Metropolitan Museum New York City. Thanks for asking!

@@vinzenzbrinkmann9259 very cool. The boxer is my all time favorite statue. Fortunately I live in Rome so he’s always close by. Very interesting to see the process. Wonderful job.