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| Keywords: Greek - Winged Male Figure Daidalos or Ikaros (?) - Walters 541037 - Back.jpg In an attempt to flee the island of Crete the legendary inventor Daedalus fashioned wings of feathers and wax for himself and his son Icarus Disobeying the orders of his father Icarus flew too close to the sun which melted the wax and he fell into the sea and drowned near an island named in his honor Ikaria The position of the figure's arms and wings suggest that Icarus is flying The band on the upper right arm demonstrates how the wings are attached to his body century 5 BC Classical solid cast bronze cm 3 2 3 5 0 9 accession number 54 1037 40316 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters Things With Wings Mythological Figures in Ancient Greek Art The Walters Art Museum Baltimore 2005-2006 Things With Wings Mythological Figures in Ancient Greek Art Ward Museum Salisbury 2009 place of origin Greece Walters Art Museum license Ancient Greek sculptures in the Walters Art Museum Art from Greece Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Greek - Winged Male Figure Daidalos or Ikaros (?) - Walters 541037 - Back.jpg In an attempt to flee the island of Crete the legendary inventor Daedalus fashioned wings of feathers and wax for himself and his son Icarus Disobeying the orders of his father Icarus flew too close to the sun which melted the wax and he fell into the sea and drowned near an island named in his honor Ikaria The position of the figure's arms and wings suggest that Icarus is flying The band on the upper right arm demonstrates how the wings are attached to his body century 5 BC Classical solid cast bronze cm 3 2 3 5 0 9 accession number 54 1037 40316 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters Things With Wings Mythological Figures in Ancient Greek Art The Walters Art Museum Baltimore 2005-2006 Things With Wings Mythological Figures in Ancient Greek Art Ward Museum Salisbury 2009 place of origin Greece Walters Art Museum license Ancient Greek sculptures in the Walters Art Museum Art from Greece Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
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