We just learned about the sculpture the Winged Victory of Samothrace.
Another sculpture from ancient Greece is the Jockey of Artemision.
This is a big bronze statue of a young boy riding a horse, made over 2000 years ago.
There are not a lot of statues from this time and place, because so many of the statues were melted down for the bronze.
This statue was not melted down because it was on a ship that crashed and sank, and was found around 100 years ago.
It is the size of an actual horse, over 6 feet tall and over 9 feet long.
The artist made it in pieces using the lost wax process and then the pieces were welded together.
They sculpted it to look like the horse is in the middle of galloping in a race.
(from: wikipedia - jockey of artemision)
(from: wikipedia - jockey of artemision)
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