Wounded Amazon

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A marble statue of a wounded Amazon. From an original by 5th century BCE Greek sculptor Phidias. Head: replica of that of the Amazon by Polykleitos. Provenance: Villa d'Este, Tivoli. (Capitoline Museums, Palazzo Nuovo, Rome)

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Mark Cartwright
Mark is a full-time writer, researcher, historian, and editor. Special interests include art, architecture, and discovering the ideas that all civilizations share. He holds an MA in Political Philosophy and is the WHE Publishing Director.

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Cartwright, M. (2013, April 30). Wounded Amazon. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1163/wounded-amazon/

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Cartwright, Mark. "Wounded Amazon." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified April 30, 2013. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1163/wounded-amazon/.

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Cartwright, Mark. "Wounded Amazon." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 30 Apr 2013. Web. 31 Oct 2024.

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