The Charioteer of Delphi, also known as Heniokhos, is one of the best-known statues surviving from Ancient Greece, and is considered one of the finest examples of ancient bronze statues. The life-size (1.8m) statue of a chariot driver was found in 1896 at the Sanctuary of Apollo in Delphi. It is now in the Delphi Archaeological Museum. Made 478-474 BC
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Vatikanische Museen, Museo Gregoriano Egizio, Priesterin (priestess) Das Museo Gregoriano Egizio wurde 1839 von Gregor XVI. Cappellari (Pontifikat 1831 - 1846) gegründet. Es enthält ägyptische Fundstücke meistens aus Rom und der Umgebung, die von den Päpsten Ende des 18. Jh. erworben wurden, sowie Statuen, die bereits zur Kaiserzeit nach Rom gebracht worden waren.
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