A preliminary report on the discovery and recovery of a bronze apoxyomenos, off Vele Orjule, Croatia

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Author：Sténuit, ME; Sténuit, R; Orlic, M; Gluscevic, S

Article Title：A preliminary report on the discovery and recovery of a bronze apoxyomenos, off Vele Orjule, Croatia

Abstract：
A life-size bronze statue, of Greek style, has been fortuitously found in Croatian waters, near the small island of Vele Orjule (Northern Adriatic Sea). It features a male athlete of the apoxyomenos type. This paper reports on the first campaign of excavation (June 1999) that followed the discovery.

Keywords: Greek bronze statue; apoxyomenos; Croatia; Adriatic

DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-9270.2001.tb01367.x

Source：INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NAUTICAL ARCHAEOLOGY

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