The pair of athletes, two bronze figurines at the Archaeological Museum of Delphi, remind vividly of the Pythian Games.
Description
In separate cases in the middle of room 9 of the Archaeological Museum of Delphi are exhibited three bronze statuettes. One is a Corinthian figurine of a man wearing himation and playing the double flute (460-450 B.C.) and two represent a pair of naked athletes, dating to the same period but originating from Attica. One of the athletes holds a jumping weight and a wreath or stlengis. These figurines constitute a proof of the Pythian Games, both athletic and musical, which took place in Delphi every 4 years.
References
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