About Naukydes of Argos
Lived 500 BC – 460 BC. Naukydes of Argos was a sculptor.
Naukydes of Argos (4th century BCE) was a Greek sculptor from Argos.
Taught under Polykleitos, he created a statue of gold and ivory of Hebe for the temple of Hera in Argos; also, statues of Hecate, Hermes, of the poet Erinna, and Phrixus. The discobolus of Naukydes was identified by Ennio Quirino Visconti, as mentioned by Pliny.
He eventually became teacher to Polykleitos the Younger, son of his old teacher.
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Naukydes of Argos was born in 500 BC.
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Naukydes of Argos died in 460 BC.
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Naukydes of Argos was a sculptor.
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