seated – сидящий
aisle [ail] – проход
chryselephantine [ֽkriseli`fæntain] – из золота и слоновой кости
ivory [`aivəri] – цвет слоновой кости
gold-plated – позолоченный
marble [`ma:bl] – мрамор
wreathed – сплетенный, покрытый
cedar – кедр, кедровый
wood – древесина
inlaid – инструктированный
ebony [`ebəni] – черное дерево
scepter [`səptə] – скипетр
perched [pə:tʃ] – усесться
circumstance [`sə:kəmstəns] – обстоятельство; подробность
perish [`periʃ] – погибнуть; умирать
discovery [dis`kʌvəri] – открытие
excavation [ֽekskə`veiʃən] – выкапывание, вырытая яма
workshop – мастерская; цех
mould [məuld] – почва; форма; шаблон
terracotta – терракотовый
inscribe [in`skraib] – надписывать, надписать;
adj. – надписанный, вписанный
enable [i`neibl] – позволить, давать возможность
confirm [kən`fə:m] – подтвердить; утвердить
The Statue of Zeus at Olympia was made by the Greek sculptor Phidias, circa 432 BC on the site where it was erected in the Temple of Zeus, Olympia, Greece. It was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
Description
The seated statue, some 12 meters (43 feet) tall, occupied half of the width of the aisle of the temple built to house it. The Zeus was a chryselephantine sculpture, made of ivory and gold-plated bronze. The sculpture was wreathed with shoots of olive worked in gold and seated on a magnificent throne of cedarwood, inlaid with ivory, gold, ebony, and precious stones - a most extravagant image of ancient furniture.
In Zeus' right hand there was a small statue of crowned Nike, goddess of victory, also chryselephantine, and in his left hand, a sceptre inlaid with gold, on which an eagle perched.
The seated statue, some 12 meters (43 feet) tall, occupied half of the width of the aisle of the temple built to house it. The Zeus was a chryselephantine sculpture, made of ivory and gold-plated bronze. The sculpture was wreathed with shoots of olive worked in gold and seated on a magnificent throne of cedarwood, inlaid with ivory, gold, ebony, and precious stones - a most extravagant image of ancient furniture.
In Zeus' right hand there was a small statue of crowned Nike, goddess of victory, also chryselephantine, and in his left hand, a sceptre inlaid with gold, on which an eagle perched.
Destruction
The circumstances of its eventual destruction are a source of debate: the 11th-century Byzantine historian Georgios Kedrenos recorded the tradition that it was carried off to Constantinople, where it was destroyed in the great fire of the Lauseion, in AD 475. Others argue that it perished with the temple when it burned in 425.
The circumstances of its eventual destruction are a source of debate: the 11th-century Byzantine historian Georgios Kedrenos recorded the tradition that it was carried off to Constantinople, where it was destroyed in the great fire of the Lauseion, in AD 475. Others argue that it perished with the temple when it burned in 425.
Phidias' workshop rediscovered
Perhaps the greatest discovery came in 1954–1958 with the excavation of the workshop at Olympia where Phidias created the statue. Tools, terracotta moulds and a cup inscribed "I belong to Pheidias" were found here, just where the traveler Pausanias said the Zeus was constructed. This has enabled archaeologists to re-create the techniques used to make the great work and confirm its date.
Perhaps the greatest discovery came in 1954–1958 with the excavation of the workshop at Olympia where Phidias created the statue. Tools, terracotta moulds and a cup inscribed "I belong to Pheidias" were found here, just where the traveler Pausanias said the Zeus was constructed. This has enabled archaeologists to re-create the techniques used to make the great work and confirm its date.
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