Identifier
etd-04012006-020209
Degree
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Art
Document Type
Thesis
Abstract
The bronze statue known as the Antikythera Youth was discovered in numerous fragments by sponge divers in 1900 with the remains of an ancient shipwreck near the small island of Antikythera, south of the Peloponnesus of Greece. The divers, together with the Greek government, recovered the statue and the rest of the ship’s cargo. The statue was then taken to the National Archaeological Museum, where it was assembled and restored. In the 1950s, the statue underwent a second restoration. This thesis examines the condition of the statue after the restorations and the technique by which it was made. It also examines the stylistic features of the statue in relation to other Greek sculptures as well as its iconography and possible original context.
Date
2006
Document Availability at the Time of Submission
Release the entire work immediately for access worldwide.
Recommended Citation
Myers, Elisabeth, "The Antikythera Youth in its context" (2006). LSU Master's Theses. 870.
https://repository.lsu.edu/gradschool_theses/870
Committee Chair
Patricia Lawrence
DOI
10.31390/gradschool_theses.870