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Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Iberian Bronze Votary of a Nude Man, 600 BCE - 400 CE

Iberian Bronze Votary of a Nude Man, 600 BCE - 400 CE

Bronze
3.5
FZ.051
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This superb bronze figure stands before us as before the gods: totally naked. His open-palmed gesture seems to suggest his vulnerability, his acceptance of his mortal status and his willingness...
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This superb bronze figure stands before us as before the gods: totally naked. His open-palmed gesture seems to suggest his vulnerability, his acceptance of his mortal status and his willingness to take whatever fate deals him. When we gaze upon a votive piece like this, so many questions arise: who offered him and under what circumstances? What did that person expect in return? Were their prayers answered? Art like this transcends the aesthetic and takes a very human face.
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