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The East Pediment, Temple of Aphaia at Aegina, with Figures of the Archer and Fallen Warrior

ViewThe Fallen Warrior (King Laomedon)
LocationGreece
Date495-490 BC
SubjectSculpture
PeriodGreek Archaic Period
Materialmarble
Dimensions79 cm high & 183 cm l. resp.
Originfrom Aegina
CollectionGermany, Munich, Glyptothek
Saskia No.Jgc-0563
SourceGardner, Art Through the Ages, 11th ed., chapter 5, plate 28
 Hartt, Art: A History of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, 4th ed., chapter 7, plate 23
 Janson, History of Art, 6th ed., chapter 5, plate 22
 Lois Fichner-Rathus, Understanding Art, 6th ed., chapter 13, plate 5
 Stokstad, Marilyn, Art History, 2nd ed., chapter 5, plate 16