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Two fragments of marble votive reliefs from Krannon

• Αρβανίτου-Μεταλληνού, Γαρυφαλιά

Fragment A. Part of a votive relief comes from a surface collection made at the archaeological site of Crannon. A three-figure composition is depicted in the relief, which extends into width and has a pedimental capping. On the right a bearded figure holds a round shield, wears a helmet and is protected by a breastplate over his sleeved chiton. The chlamys covering his right shoulder blows in the same direction. On his left stands a female figure whose head is covered with a veil. The charioteer on the left of the female figure is smaller in size and is in a different plane.The missing part of the representation is obviously to be restored with a four-horse chariot. The scene may be identified as an abduction. Although the subject matter has been influenced by corresponding Attic models, the morphological treatment and the technique of working eminate from Thessalian sculpture. We would describe the scene as a mythological one and identify it with ancient local myths which have the hero of the city abducting Hippodameia, daughter of Pelops. The relief, dating to the 4th c. B.C., was inspired and influenced in its subject by the social and historical climate of Crannon.Fragment B. Part of a votive relief was also found on the site of Crannon depicting a four- horse chariot. Although the restoration of the righthand part remains open from the point of view of subject, the representation of a four-horse chariot itself is well-known from Attic reliefs, which this one imitates while preserving its provincial way of handling the composition.The above reliefs, the work of local workshops at the beginning of the 4th c. B.C., were influenced by the "Attic Koine" which took shape and influenced Thessalian sculpture at the beginning of that century.

• History and Archaeology

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