The scene raises many germane questions about Greek nudity. Other figures in the scene are wearing various sorts of clothing, a short cloth wrapped around the middle for the two clothed bronze-workers or a longer flowing cloak for two larger gentlemen who appear to be spectators at, or patrons of, the shop. The melting point for bronze is approximately 900☌ – certainly a bold environment in which to work without protective clothing! The third nude smith is hard at work polishing the nether parts of the finished warrior statute.
Two nude smiths, one of whom crouches down to stoke the fire, are closely tending the furnace used to heat solid metal to molten form. And they are not the only ones: three of the smiths are likewise nude. Aside from the warrior’s armour, both statues are unclothed.
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