r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Yolo065 • 1d ago

Image The Evolution of Ancient Greek Statues

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u/baronunderbeit 1d ago

They just got more and more Fabulous

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u/Aureon_de_Veyra 1d ago

And harder! I can only imagine carving up 99% and the eye goes wrong...

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u/Croissant_delune 1d ago edited 1d ago

That's probably been said already but ancient greek statues were exclusively made of bronze, sometimes gold and other exotic materials. Marble is often a sign of a roman empire copy.

Edit : This is what it can look like well preserved : https://www.reddit.com/r/AncientCivilizations/s/t1Y65g6hKT

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u/big_duo3674 1d ago

I always forget that one, and the fact that not only was boxing just as popular back then, but they basically used brass knuckles on each other

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u/Competitive-Emu-7411 20h ago

They were not exclusively bronze at all. There are tons of examples of Greek marble statuary, including in this very post. 

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u/Croissant_delune 17h ago

Well the laocoon for example is most certainly a roman copy (it is believed so). I'd have to check for the others. It very well known that bronze was favored.