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The bronze Greek sculptures known as the Riace Bronzes or the Riace Warriors, c. 460-450 BCE. The statues were rescued from the Ionian Sea near Riace Marina, Italy in 1972 CE. The bronze figures are around 2 metres tall. (National Archaeological Museum of Reggio Calabria, Italy)
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Loon, A. v. (2019, January 30). The Bronzes of Riace. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9986/the-bronzes-of-riace/
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Loon, Alexander van. "The Bronzes of Riace." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified January 30, 2019. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9986/the-bronzes-of-riace/.
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