ancientpeoples:Relief of a Falling WarriorRoman2nd Century ADThis scene depicts a wounded Greek warr
ancientpeoples:Relief of a Falling WarriorRoman2nd Century ADThis scene depicts a wounded Greek warrior sinking to the ground after being struck from behind. It was appropriated from a scene depicting a battle between Greeks and Amazons found on the exterior of the shield accompanying the monumental cult statue of the goddess Athena. Created by the famous Greek sculptor Phidias, the statue stood inside the Parthenon on the Acropolis in Athens. Here the warrior was lifted out of the circular composition of the shield and inserted into a rectangular panel that would have decorated a wall.Source: Art Institute of Chicago -- source link