Bronze Olive Wreath on Marble Base - Ancient Greek Olympic Games Prize - Kotinos

Description: BRONZE OLIVE WREATH - OLYMPIC GAMES PRIZE In the ancient Olympic Games there were no gold, silver, or bronze medals. There was only one winner per event, crowned with an olive wreath made of wild olive leaves from a sacred tree near the temple of Zeus at Olympia. Xerxes was interrogating some Arcadians after the Battle of Thermopylae. He inquired why there were so few Greek men defending the Thermopylae. The answer was "All other men are participating in the Olympic Games". When asked "What is the prize for the winner?", "An olive-wreath" came the answer. Then Tigranes, one of his generals uttered a most noble saying: "Good heavens! Mardonius, what kind of men are these against whom you have brought us to fight? Men who do not compete for possessions, but for honour." All our bronze items, are cast in Greece, using the traditional 'lost wax' method. As nothing is mass-produced, there will inevitably be slight variations in patination and colouring. Each piece is, therefore, unique.(34-590-A)Details:Condition: New, Handmade in GreeceMaterial: Pure BronzeHeight: 17 cm(6.7 inches)Width: 22 cm(8.6 inches)Length: 4 cm(1.6 inches)Weight: 400 g

Price: 89.1 USD

Location: Rafina., Rafina.

End Time: 2024-02-04T13:21:45.000Z

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Material: Bronze

Country/Region of Origin: Greece