File:UrumqiSoldier.jpg

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Reference in Boardman "The diffusion of Classical art in Antiquity", p149, low-resolution, for reference only. Fair use.

Probable depiction of Greek soldier, found in a burial north of the Tian Shan mountains. 4th-3rd century BCE. Bronze, 42cm high, 4 kilograms. Documented in "Cambridge Ancient History" IV. Also in Boardman "The diffusion of Classical Art in Antiquity", with photograph: "A bronze figurine of a kneeling warrior, not Greek work, but wearing a version of the Greek Phrygian helmet.. From a burial, said to be of the 4th century BC, just north of the Tien Shan range". Ürümqi Xinjiang Museum.

Personal drawing, 2005. Released under GFDL.

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current19:27, 6 January 2017Thumbnail for version as of 19:27, 6 January 2017387 × 744 (32 KB)127.0.0.1 (talk)A photograph of the statuette (<a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bronze_Warrior_Statue_without_shade.jpg" title="File:Bronze Warrior Statue without shade.jpg">File:Bronze Warrior Statue without shade.jpg</a>) at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xinjiang_Region_Museum" class="extiw" title="w:Xinjiang Region Museum">Xinjiang Region Museum</a>. Reference in Boardman "The diffusion of Classical art in Antiquity", p149. <p>Probable depiction of Greek soldier, found in a burial north of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tian_Shan" class="extiw" title="w:Tian Shan">w:Tian Shan</a> mountains. 4th-3rd century BCE. Bronze, 42cm high, 4 kilograms. Documented in "Cambridge Ancient History" IV. Also in Boardman "The diffusion of Classical Art in Antiquity", with photograph: "A bronze figurine of a kneeling warrior, not Greek work, but wearing a version of the Greek Phrygian helmet.. From a burial, said to be of the 4th century BC, just north of the Tien Shan range". <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%9Cr%C3%BCmqi" class="extiw" title="w:Ürümqi">w:Ürümqi</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xinjiang" class="extiw" title="w:Xinjiang">w:Xinjiang</a> Museum. </p> Personal drawing, 2005. Released under GFDL.
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