#Rampin Rider

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Acropolis Museum: Statue of a rider. "The Rampin Rider"

The Rampin Rider, (c. 550 BC) is an equestrian statue from the Archaic Period of Ancient Greece.

Courtesy & currently located at the Acropolis Museum, Athens. Photo taken by Roccuz

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“An equestrian statue is a sculpture of a horse mounted by a rider. Such statues were often monumental works carved out of stone, or casted in metal. Apart from being works of art, such statues may also be regarded as propaganda tools of the ruling regime, as they often depicted rulers, though in more recent times, military commanders have also become the subject of equestrian statues. Whilst this type of artistic expression may be said to have originated in Europe, it spread to other parts of the world as well, and today, equestrian statues may be found in various countries across the globe.”

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"The Rampin Rider". Marble statue from the Archaic period of ancient Greece. 550 BC. Acropolis Museum, Athens. The head of the rider is in the Louvre Museum.

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The Rampin Master

1. The Peplos Kore (Greek: κόρη, kore), circa 530 BC. Ascribed to the Rampin Master who is named for another head (2), very similar in style, which was in the Rampin Collection and is now on display in the Louvre. (hi res source)

2. The Rampin Rider or Rampin Horseman (c. 550 BC) is an equestrian statue from the Archaic Period of Ancient Greece. The statue was masterfully made of marble and has traces of red and black paint. (hi res image)

Although the tools and materials used to create the Rampin Horseman are very standard for Greek sculpting, the actual craftsmanship of the statue was exceptional for its time, and is often attributed to a highly skilled artisan known as the Rampin Master. The various fragments of the statue were all found at the Acropolis of Athens, but not at the same time. The Rampin Head, as it was known before the rest of the statue was found, was found in 1877 and sold to a man name George Rampin, after whom the sculpture was named, who gave the piece to the Louvre nineteen years later. >

Xuan Che Photo scans by the Acropolis Museum. Athens, Greece.

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i KNOW that kouroi are just smiling to appear more lifelike and not an expression of emotion but i think their smiles are just so cute and charming i love the rampin rider

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The Rampin Rider, (c. 550 BC) is an equestrian statue from the Archaic Period of Ancient Greece.

Courtesy & currently located at the Acropolis Museum, Athens. Photo taken by Roccuz