Bronze figurine of a hoplite from the area of Pharsala, c. 700 BC. Geometric art following the epic spirit of the time represents man as hero-warrior in an abstract and stylized way. National Archaeological Museum, Athens X 12831. Hellenic Ministry of Culture/Archaeological Receipts Fund. Vokotopoulou, J., Elliniki Techni: Argyra kai Chalkina Erga Technis, Ekdotiki Athinon, Athens 1997, p. 56, fig. 17. © Hellenic Ministry of Culture
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