Statue of Daedalus

Illustration

Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
by
published on 05 April 2018
Subscribe to author
Statue of Daedalus Download Full Size Image

This polished marble statue of Daedalus was found on the south-east terrace of Amman Citadel, overlooking the center of the ancient city of Philadelphia (present-day Amman). It is a Roman copy of a second century BCE Hellenistic original and was probably made in Aphrodisias in Asia minor. There is no base; the holes and remains of iron dowels on the back suggest that the figure was suspended against a monumental or natural background. Daedalus was the legendary builder of King Minos' Labyrinth, who invented artificial wings so that he and his son Icarus could escape from Crete. Roman Period, second to third centuries CE. From Amman Citadel, modern-day Amman, Jordan Hashemite Kingdom. (Jordan Archaeological Museum, Amman, Jordan).

Remove Ads
Advertisement
Subscribe to this author

About the Author

Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.

Cite This Work

APA Style

Amin, O. S. M. (2018, April 05). Statue of Daedalus. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8517/statue-of-daedalus/

Chicago Style

Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Statue of Daedalus." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified April 05, 2018. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8517/statue-of-daedalus/.

MLA Style

Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Statue of Daedalus." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 05 Apr 2018. Web. 30 Mar 2025.

Membership