Ascarus

Ascarus (Ancient Greek: Ἄσκαρος) was a sculptor of ancient Thebes, who made a statue of the Greek god Zeus, which was dedicated by the Thessalians at Olympia.[1] The classicist Friedrich Thiersch believed that he was a pupil of the sculptor Ageladas.[2]

  1. ^ Pausanias, Description of Greece 5.24.1.
  2. ^ Friedrich Thiersch, Epochen der bild. Kunst, p. 160, &c. Anm.