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gnoseological thesis). Therefore, Apoxyomenos is dignified and calm. Viewing his perfect form, one can almost touch what would otherwise remain hidden from one's sight, which would be limited to the observation of external forms. Apoxyomenos and its sculptor stoically accept the relativity of the foundation of existence, because he lives in the midst of constant change. By accepting impermanence as an effective value and fact, he reveals buried emotions that tomorrow are going to rise to a boiling point in
Hellenism.
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is not the correct name for the statue because the model is cleaning the scraping instrument, not his body. In this respect, this statue is different from the others, except for the
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Apoxyomenos' bronze glow flashes just like the last flashes of the Greek classical period when man, with the help of philosophy, begins to seek refuge in the invisible (Plato advocates an escape to the fold of higher consciousness), but also in a safe and solid shelter of knowledge (Aristotle's
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is 6 feet 3.5 inches (1.92 m) high, and stands on a 10-centimetre (3.9 in) high original bronze base which is decorated with alternating square and swastika ornamentation. The alternating square-and-swastika is repeated three times on the sides of the base, four times on the
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was covered with marine organisms which had adhered to it. Scientists did not use chemical agents to remove them: instead, only mechanical precision hand tools (and the occasional machine) were used in the conservation process, which was the first of its kind in
Croatia. Cracks and breaks were
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Extensive underwater search on an area of 50,000 square meters (540,000 sq.ft) around the finding, using robotic probes and metal detectors, revealed fragments of the bronze base of the statue, a lead anchor bar, and some
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Croatian archaeologist Nenad Cambi analysed the body type and proportions of the statue and concluded – based on the muscular development of the upper torso – that it most probably represents a wrestler.
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believe that this bronze statue dates from 2nd or 1st century BC. The author is unknown, but the statue's beauty, as well as the quality of its casting, indicate a highly skilled craftsman.
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Since the discovery, archaeologists are divided over the question of whether the model for the sculptor was left-handed or right-handed. While he was visiting the
Apoxyomenos exhibition in
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in Mali Lošinj. The cost of the museum, which has been under construction from 2009 until 2016, according to the plan of architects Saša Randić and Idis Turato, is around 20 million
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was raised from the sea in 1999, it was extensively restored. It was not publicly displayed until 2006. It is the most complete and best preserved among eight known
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concluded that the model was left-handed. He based this on his observation that the left shoulder muscles of the model are more developed than those on the right.
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it was found in, but he left the final decision to the experts from the
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was already considered to be an antique. It may have been in the process of being transported to one of major cities in the
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did not fall into the sea immediately after it was made, but, according to the results, sometime between 20 BC and 110 AD.
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for several years, discovered the statue by chance during one of his dives. Wouters reported the finding to the
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in the 2nd or 1st century BC; it was discovered in 1996 on the bottom of the sea near the
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from 18 May to 17 September 2006. From 1 October 2006 to 30 January 2007, it was exhibited at the
Italian
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repaired, and a specially designed construction that supported the whole figure from the inside was made.
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in 1998. He was present when a team of divers from the
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was thrown into the sea from a Roman merchant ship during a storm, but the reason remains a mystery.
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was found in 1996 by Belgian tourist René Wouters in the sea near the islet of
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of organic material found inside the statue indicated that
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