Bronze Charioteer, Delphi Museum Eastern Europe picture - The most famous object on exhibition at Delphi's Museum is a life size bronze statue of a Charioteer. The statue was commissioned by a Sicilan Tyrant named Polyzalos to commemorate a chariot victory in Delphi's Pythian Games in 478 B.C.
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The most famous object on exhibition at Delphi's Museum is a life size bronze statue of a Charioteer. The statue was commissioned by a Sicilan Tyrant named Polyzalos to commemorate a chariot victory in Delphi's Pythian Games in 478 B.C.