Calamis (other)

	Calamis (other) Calamis may refer to two sculptors of ancient Greece: Calamis (5th century BC) Calamis (4th century BC) See also * Calamus (other) {{hndis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Calamis (5th Century BC) Calamis (fl. 5th century BC) was a sculpture, sculptor of ancient Greece. He was possibly from Boeotia, but nothing certain is known of his life although he is credited with having lived in Athens, and his sculptures are representative of Athenian sculpture. Although none of his works survives, he is known for his talent and skill in sculpting animals, especially horses, as opposed to the human body. He is known to have worked in marble, bronze, gold, and ivory, and was famed for statues of horses, which Pliny says were unrivaled.''The National Cyclopaedia of Useful Knowledge, Vol.IV'', (London) Charles Knight, p.21 According to Pausanias (geographer), Pausanias (9.16.1), Calamis produced a statue of Zeus Ammon for Pindar, and mentions a Hermes Criophorus for Tanagra (9.22.1), which was later depicted on Roman coins of the city. His statue of Alexicacus, Apollo Alexikakos stood in front of the Temple of Apollo Patroos in Athens. He produced his most ambitious work, a 30-cubit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Calamis (4th Century BC) Calamis (fl. ''Floruit'' ( ; usually abbreviated fl. or occasionally flor.; from Latin for 'flourished') denotes a date or period during which a person was known to have been alive or active. In English, the unabbreviated word may also be used as a noun indic ... 4th century BC) was a Greek sculptor. One of his pupils was Praxias. References Hellenistic sculptors 4th-century BC Greek sculptors {{Greece-sculptor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]