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title: The Antikythera Youth
author: Mark Cartwright
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3250/the-antikythera-youth/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# The Antikythera Youth

_Authored by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/)_

## Image File

[![The Antikythera Youth](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/3250.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/3250.jpg)

## Image Caption

The [bronze](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/bronze/) statue known as the Antikythera Youth. Found in the seas off Antikythera, the statue dates to c. 340 BCE. (National Archaeological Museum, [Athens](https://www.worldhistory.org/Athens/)).

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## About the Author

Mark is WHE’s Publishing Director and has an MA in Political Philosophy (University of York). He is a full-time researcher, writer, historian and editor. Special interests include art, architecture and discovering the ideas that all civilizations share.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Cartwright, M. (2014, November 17). The Antikythera Youth. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3250/the-antikythera-youth/>
### Chicago
Cartwright, Mark. "The Antikythera Youth." *World History Encyclopedia*, November 17, 2014. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3250/the-antikythera-youth/>.
### MLA
Cartwright, Mark. "The Antikythera Youth." *World History Encyclopedia*, 17 Nov 2014, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3250/the-antikythera-youth/>.

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