Outdoor statue “Praying Ephebe” by Leochares, bronze version

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Statue “Praying Ephebe” (original size), bronze version

Leochares (375-310 BC) participated in the completion of one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, and created the ideal of the godlike, heroic Olympian with the "Praying Ephebe." The eternal flame shone upon the young man in the Diadumenos area at Olympia as he crowned himself with the victor's wreath. He stretches his arms above his head, invoking the blessing of the immortals.

Original: Bronze, State Museums of Prussian Cultural Heritage Berlin, Pergamon Museum. Leochares, c. 320 BC.

Bronze edition. Original size 139 cm. Weight approx. 80 kg.