The Workshop of the Sculptor Pheidias
Directly west of the Temple of Zeus stands one of the few surviving monuments of the early Christian period at Olympia. In the fifth century BC, this was the site of the workshop where Pheidias created the chryselephantine cult statue of Zeus. The plan of the building matches the plan of the cella of the temple. Molds and tools used in making the sculpture were discovered here, and as final proof of the identification, a cup bearing Pheidias' name.
built over top of the sculptor's workshop
Photograph by Michael Bennett
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