Archermus
Archermus was a sculptor of Chios working in the middle of the 6th century BC. His father, Micciades, and his sons, Bupalus and Athenis, were sculptors of marble. A scholium on Aristophanes' Birds, credits Archermus with having been the first to represent Nike and Eros with wings. A running archaic Nike figure that was found at Delos in 1877 (Tarbell), was at first too hopefully connected with a separate base found nearby, which recorded the execution of a statue by Archermus and Micciades; at first it was dubbed the "Nike of Archermus".
Also recorded as Archermos of Chios
Archermus
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- 600
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- Ionian League
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- sculptor
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- School of Chios
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Archermus was a sculptor of Chios working in the middle of the 6th century BC. His father, Micciades, and his sons, Bupalus and Athenis, were sculptors of marble. A scholium on Aristophanes' Birds, credits Archermus with having been the first to represent Nike and Eros with wings. A running archaic Nike figure that was found at Delos in 1877 (Tarbell), was at first too hopefully connected with a separate base found nearby, which recorded the execution of a statue by Archermus and Micciades; at first it was dubbed the "Nike of Archermus".
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Unfortunately it is the base, which probably supported a sphinx, that alone is by Archermus and his father. The Museum of Classical Archaeology, Cambridge, classify their cast of the Nike as: Nike of Delos. Marble, 0.90 m. Winged female figure, either a freestanding sculpture or an akroterion (roof ornament). Possibly by Archermos. From the Temple of Artemis at Delos. (Athens NM 21).
Archermus is recorded as Ionian League. Identity and origins. The authorities additionally record the heading Archermos of Chios. His recorded language was Ancient Greek. He was the child of Micciades. 2 children are recorded: Bupalus and Athenis.
Nike in Knielauf-Pose, parianischer Marmor, gefunden in Delos, früheste bekannte freistehende Nike-Statue aus Stein, etwa 550 v. Chr., Nationales Archäologisches Museum von Athen
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Statue of a Nike. Parian marble. Found in Delos. The earliest known stone free-standing statue of a Nike, possibly the work of the sculptor Archemos of Chios. About 550 b.c.
Dorieo · Jerónimo Roure Pérez
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600
Archermus born at Chios.
600
Archermus died.
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- 1.124-125 , propose deux restitutions du texte : Citation bilingue bloc.
- 2.Pline l'Ancien. Histoire naturelle. Les Belles Lettres. 1981. 2-251-01186-2.
- 3.Encyclopædia Britannica.
- 4.Anglais Archaic Period. Musée national archéologique d'Athènes namuseum.gr consulté.
- 5.Anglais Statue of a Kore. The "Kore from Chios". Musée de l'Acropole d'Athènes theacropolismuseum.gr consulté.
- 6.124-125 : Citation bilingue bloc.
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