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2007-12-14 04:15:35 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
could you also say when it was built or constructed?
2007-12-14 04:17:20 · update #1
could you also say when it was built or constructed?
2007-12-14 04:17:21 · update #2
It was made mostly from ivory that was softened to make plates that joined together on a frame.
It had a crown and other features made of gold.
It was seated, not entirely unlike the Lincoln memorial.
I believe it was in front of a long reflecting pool.
2007-12-14 04:19:21 · answer #1 · answered by Yun 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was seated in a temple. The wags said that if it got up it would bang its head on the temple roof. Made by pheidias in about 440 BC out of gold and ivory - he intended it to represent Zeus in the act of agreeing to the request of Thetis in Book I of Homer's Iliad.
I believe the technique of shaping the ivory has recently been rediscovered.
2007-12-14 04:54:20 · answer #2 · answered by gravybaby 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋