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The Croatian Apoxyomenos (Croatian: Hrvatski Apoksiomen) is an Ancient Greek statue cast in bronze in the 2nd or 1st century BC; it was discovered in 1996 on the bottom of the sea near the Croatian islet of Vele Orjule, southeast of the island of Lošinj.
In 1996 an ancient Greek votive statue known as the Apoxyomenos was discovered on the bottom of the Mediterranean seabed on the Croatian islet of Vele Orjule, southeast of the island of Lošinj.
The statue of an Apoxyomenos (fig. 43.1), raised from the Adriatic Sea off Croatia in 1999, has been thoroughly restored and investigated at the Croatian Conservation Institute (HRZ). It has been exhibited in Zagreb, Osijek, Rijeka, Split, and Zadar in Croatia, as well as in Florence, Ljubljana, Paris, London, and Los Angeles.
The detailed restoration of the Apoxyomenos statue, led by Croatian and Italian experts, traced this extremely well-preserved sculpture back to the 2nd or 1st century BC. In order to remove the harmful salts, pool desalination was done first.
Learn about Apoxyomenos, the remarkable statue that represents the connection between ancient Greece and Croatia's cultural heritage.
The Croatian Apoxyomenos is one of the rare preserved Greek statues which used to adorn Greek temples and cities, especially their training grounds (gymnasion, palaistra). The statue was raised from the sea in the vicinity of the islet of Vele Orjule near Lošinj, in 1999.
The statue of an Apoxyomenos (fig. 43.1), raised from the Adriatic Sea of Croatia in 1999, has been thoroughly restored and investigated at the Croatian Conservation Institute (HRZ). It has been exhibited in Zagreb, Osijek, Rijeka, Split, and Zadar in Croatia, as well as in Florence, Ljubljana, Paris, London, and Los Angeles.
Organized by the Province of Florence and the Croatian Conservation Institute, the statue was shown in the celebrated Medici Riccardi Palace. With exceptional media coverage, the exhibition was seen by more than 80 000 visitors.
Prior to being permanently placed in its own museum, the ancient bronze statue of the Croatian Apoxyomenos was shown in three towns: Osijek, Rijeka and Split, to draw the publics’ attention to this valuable and unique archaeological find.
In the serene waters off the island of Lošinj, Croatia, an extraordinary piece of ancient Greek art was discovered, forever altering our understanding of classical sculpture and maritime archaeology. This masterpiece, known as the Apoxyomenos, is a stunning bronze statue that dates back to the 1st or 2nd century BC.