5 Famous Statues
Great Sphinx of Giza
The Sphinx is a statue of a lion with a human head and is one of the world’s oldest and largest statues. It stands in Egypt, on the west bank of the Nile, south of Chephren’s pyramid and was built by ancient Egyptians. This is the largest monolith statue, 73.5 meters long and 20.22 meters high, and made of soft sandstone.
Venus of Willendorf
The Venus of Willendorf is perhaps one of the oldest statuettes known. It’s 11.5 centimeters high, made of oolitic limestone, and was found near Willendorf, a village in Lower Austria. Almost nothing is known about its origin, it has been estimated to have been made between 24,000 and 22,000 BC.
Venus de Milo
This statue, also known as Aphrodite of Milos, was made by ancient Greeks between 130 and 100 BC. It’s made of marble, 203 centimeters high and is believed to depict Aphrodite, Greek goddess of love and beauty. It’s arms and plinth have been lost.
The Discus Thrower
The Discobolus (”discus thrower”) of Myron is one of the most famous classic Greek statues. The bronze original, made circa 460 – 450 BC, was lost but there are many Roman copies, both of marble and of bronze.
Dying Gaul
The Dying Gaul is a Roman marble copy of a lost Hellenistic sculpture dedicated at Pergamon by Attolos I in commemoration of his victories over the Gauls around 230 BC. It depicts a wounded Celtic warrior with a typically Gallic hairstyle and mustache.
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Great sphinx of Giza