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title: Bronze Statue of a Young Man from Ziphteh
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5237/bronze-statue-of-a-young-man-from-ziphteh/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Bronze Statue of a Young Man from Ziphteh

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![Bronze Statue of a Young Man from Ziphteh](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5237.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5237.jpg)

## Image Caption

In ancient [Greece](https://www.worldhistory.org/greece/) and [Rome](https://www.worldhistory.org/Rome/), [bronze](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/bronze/) and marble statues adorned public palaces and the sanctuaries of gods. Over centuries, almost all the bronze statues were melted down for re-use. This is one of the very few surviving examples from [Egypt](https://www.worldhistory.org/egypt/). The figure is a [Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/) version of an earlier [Greek](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/greek/) statue. It is made of polished bronze. The eyes are silvered and the irises and pupils would have been of glass or semi-precious stone. The lips and nipples were inlaid with [copper](https://www.worldhistory.org/copper/) to give them a pinkish hue. The sculptor added some hair locks separately which gave them a three-dimensional quality. The statue was made of several pieces using the technique known as the indirect lost wax process. They were joined together by brazing; any imperfections were hammered out and the entire surface was polished. From Ziphteh, near ancient Athribis, [Nile](https://www.worldhistory.org/nile/) Delta, Egypt. 1st century BCE. (The British Museum, London)

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## About the Author

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2016, June 17). Bronze Statue of a Young Man from Ziphteh. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5237/bronze-statue-of-a-young-man-from-ziphteh/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Bronze Statue of a Young Man from Ziphteh." *World History Encyclopedia*, June 17, 2016. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5237/bronze-statue-of-a-young-man-from-ziphteh/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Bronze Statue of a Young Man from Ziphteh." *World History Encyclopedia*, 17 Jun 2016, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5237/bronze-statue-of-a-young-man-from-ziphteh/>.

## License & Copyright

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