The Riace bronzes, also called the Riace Warriors, are two full-size Greek bronze statues of naked bearded warriors, cast about 460–450 BC that were found in the sea in 1972 near Riace, Calabria, in southern Italy. The bronzes are now in the Museo Nazionale della Magna Grecia in the nearby city of Reggio Calabria. They are two of the few surviving full-size ancient Greek bronzes, and as such demonstrate the technical craftsmanship and artistic features that were achieved at this time.
Riace bronzes
Statue A, possibly Tydeus. Height (without base): 1.98 m (6 ft 6 inches)
Head of Statue A
Reconstructions of the Riace bronzes by Frankfurt Liebieghaus Polychromy Research Project (Brinkmann & Koch-Brinkmann)
Riace is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Reggio Calabria in the Italian region Calabria, located about 50 kilometres (31 mi) south of Catanzaro and about 80 kilometres (50 mi) northeast of Reggio Calabria. Riace borders the municipalities of Camini and Stignano.
Riace
Feast of Saints Cosmas and Damian (2010).