Glaucus of Chios
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Glaucus of Chios
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Glaucus of Chios was a Greek sculptor in metal, who is often distinguished as the inventor of the art of soldering metals. His most noted work was a base of welded iron supporting a silver krater. According to Herodotus, it was given by Alyattes, the Lydian King and father of Croesus, to the Oracle of Delphi. The base, perhaps already without the krater, was also seen by Pausanias, who describes its construction, and by Athenaeus, who says that it was chased with small figures of animals, insect
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Ancient Greek sculptor and metalsmith
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glaucus_of_Chios
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2024-01-11T16:17:43Z
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