| Artist | |
|---|---|
| Place of production | Formerei der königlichen Museen zu Berlin |
| Date | early 20th century (plaster cast), Augustan era (?), after models from the 2nd century BC (original) |
| Object type | plaster cast |
| Medium, technique | plaster |
| Dimensions | 31 x 97 x 59 cm |
| Inventory number | Ag.303 |
| Collection | Classical Antiquites - Plaster casts |
| On view | Star Fortress (Komárom), Famous Sculptures from the Hellenistic Period (Third to First Centuries BC) and their Reception, Gallery IX |
The Persian warrior, wearing trousers, has his weapons beside him: a curved sword and an oval shield. Amazons and Persians were seen as mythical enemies in Graeco-Roman culture. The Imperial period statue, among others, was erected in Rome, in the baths established by Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa (63—12 BC), son-in-law of Emperor Augustus, to commemorate one of his victories. The group was based on the bronze statues of the so-called Lesser Attalid Monument on the Athenian Acropolis, which was built in the second century BC by one of the kings named Attalos, rulers of Pergamon.
Hekler, Antal, Az antik gipszgyűjtemény I-II., Budapest, 1919-1920, 1923, no. no. 380.
This record is subject to revision due to ongoing research.
