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title: Statue of Daedalus
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8517/statue-of-daedalus/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Statue of Daedalus

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

## Image File

[![Statue of Daedalus](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8517.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8517.jpg)

## Image Caption

This polished marble statue of [Daedalus](https://www.worldhistory.org/Daedalus/) was found on the south-east terrace of Amman Citadel, overlooking the center of the ancient [city](https://www.worldhistory.org/city/) of Philadelphia (present-day Amman). It is a [Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/) copy of a second century BCE [Hellenistic](https://www.worldhistory.org/Hellenic_World/) original and was probably made in Aphrodisias in [Asia minor](https://www.worldhistory.org/Asia_Minor/). There is no base; the holes and remains of iron dowels on the back suggest that the figure was suspended against a monumental or natural background. Daedalus was the legendary builder of King Minos' [Labyrinth](https://www.worldhistory.org/Labyrinth/), who invented artificial wings so that he and his son Icarus could escape from [Crete](https://www.worldhistory.org/crete/). Roman Period, second to third centuries CE. From Amman Citadel, modern-day Amman, [Jordan](https://www.worldhistory.org/Jordan/) Hashemite Kingdom. (Jordan Archaeological Museum, Amman, Jordan).

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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. (2018, April 05). Statue of Daedalus. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8517/statue-of-daedalus/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Statue of Daedalus." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 05, 2018. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8517/statue-of-daedalus/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Statue of Daedalus." *World History Encyclopedia*, 05 Apr 2018, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8517/statue-of-daedalus/>.

## License & Copyright

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