Th? Ri?c? B??nz?s, c?nsi????? ?m?n? th? m?st si?ni?ic?nt ?x?m?l?s ?? cl?ssic?l G???k ??t, ??? th? tw? ???nz? st?t??s ???ictin? tw? n?k?? m?n, ??i?in?ll? ??m?? with shi?l? ?n? s????, which ??c?m? th? s?m??l ?? th? cit? ?? R???i? C?l???i?.

Th? Ri?c? B??nz?s w??? ???n? in 1972, ?t th? ??tt?m ?? th? I?ni?n S??, n??? th? t?wn ?? Ri?c? M??in?, ?? ? ??ssi?n?t? ?iv?? ???in? ? ?iv? ????t 200 m ???m th? c??st ?n? ?t ? ???th ?? 8 m. Th? ?iv??s initi?ll? th???ht th?? h?? ???n? th? ??m?ins ?? ? c???s?. Imm??i?t?l? ??t?? th? ?isc?v???, ???ici?ls w??? in???m??, ?n? ? ??lic? ?ivin? t??m ?n??? th? s????visi?n ?? ??ch???l??ists li?t?? th? tw? ?i????s with ?i? ??ll??ns. F??th?? ?x?l???ti?n ?? th? ?isc?v??? ???? in 1972 ?n? 1981 ??v??l?? ? h?ll ???t c?nt?inin? 28 l??? ?in?s ?n? tw? ???nz? ?xl?s, ??ssi?l? ?s?? ?s ???t ?? ? shi? s?il.

Th? li?tin? ?? th? Ri?c? w???i??s ???m th? s????? ?? It?li?n ??lic? ?iv??s in A???st 16. 1972 w?s ?n? ?? th? ????t?st ??ch???l??ic?l m?m?nts in th? hist??? ?? ?n???w?t?? ??ch???l???.

Div?? ?n? Ri?c? B??nz?s.

Th? B??nz?s ?? Ri?c? ??? ??i?in?l w??ks ?? th? mi?-?i?th c?nt??? BC. Th? ???nz?s ???ict tw? c?m?l?t?l? n?k?? m?n with ?????s ?n? c??l? h?i?, th? l??t ??m ??nt ?n? th? ?i?ht l?in? ?l?n? th? si??. B?th w??? ? h?lm?t, h?l? ? s???? ?? sw??? in th?i? ?i?ht h?n?, ?n? ? shi?l? with th?i? l??t ??m. Th?s? ??? th? ?l?m?nts th?t w??? ?is?ss?m?l?? ?t th? tim? ?? ?m???k?ti?n t? ?ll?w th? st?t??s t? ?? ?l?c?? ?n th?i? ??cks ?n? ??cilit?t? t??ns???t?ti?n.

Th? tw? st?t??s ??? m??? ?? ???nz?, with ? v??? t?n???s thickn?ss, ?xc??t ??? silv??, c?lcit?, ?n? c????? ??t?ils. Th? st?t??s ??? c?mm?nl? ???????? t? ?s “St?t?? A” ?n? “St?t?? B”. Th? ‘?l???’ m?n, kn?wn ?s Ri?c? B, w???s ? h?lm?t, whil? th? ‘???n???’ Ri?c? A h?s n?thin? c?v??in? his ?i??lin? h?i?.

Th? Ri?c? B??nz?s ??? 1.98 (St?t?? A) ?n? 1.97 (St?t?? B) m?t??s hi?h ?n? w?i?h ????t 160 k?. Th? ???nz?s h?v? c?nsi?????l? m?scl? ?l?sticit? ??in? in ? ??siti?n ???in?? ?s “chi?sm?s”. B??nz? A (th? ???n? m?n) ??????s m??? n??v??s ?n? vit?l, whil? ???nz? B (th? ?l??? m?n) s??ms m??? ??l?x??. Th? st?t??s c?nv?? ? ??m??k??l? s?ns? ?? ??w??, m?inl? ??? t? th? ??ms ??in? st??n?l? ?ist?nc?? ???m th? ????. B??nz? B’s h??? is ???l? sh???? ?n? ??????s sm?ll ??c??s? it w???s ? C??inthi?n h?lm?t. Th? ?i?ht ??m ?n? th? l??t ??m ?? th? B ?n???w?nt s?c?n? w?l?in?, ??????l? ??? ??st???ti?n in ?nti??it?.

Ri?c? B??nz?s: St?t?? A.

Ri?c? B??nz?s: St?t?? B.

Th? h???th?s?s ?n th? ??i?in, ??tin? ?n? th? ??th??s ?? th? st?t??s ??? ?i?????nt. It is ??n???ll? th???ht th?t tw? s?????t? G???k ??tists c???t?? th?m 30 ????s ????t ????n? th? 5th c?nt??? BC. D?tin? ??ck ??????l? t? th? mi?-?i?th c?nt??? BC, it is ?ss?m?? th?t th? B??nz? St?t??s w??? th??wn int? th? s?? ???in? ? st??m t? li?ht?n th? shi? th?t c???i?? th?m ?? th?t th? ???t its?l? h?? s?nk with th? st?t??s. Th? ?i?st ??st???ti?n w?s c???i?? ??t in 1975-80 in Fl???nc?. In ???iti?n t? th? t?t?l cl??nin? ?? th? s????c?s ??????m?? with s??ci?ll? ??si?n?? inst??m?nts, in Fl???nc?, th? st?t??s w??? s??j?ct?? t? ???i?????hic ?n?l?sis, n?c?ss??? t? kn?w th? int??n?l st??ct???, th? st?t? ?? ???s??v?ti?n, ?n? th? m?t?l’s thickn?ss.

D??in? th? m?tic?l??s cl??nin? ???c?ss, it w?s ?isc?v???? th?t ? ?i?????nt m?t??i?l ???m ???nz? w?s ?s?? ??? s?m? ??t?ils. Th? tw? st?t??s ??? m??? ?? ???nz? ?? v??? sli?ht thickn?ss, ?xc??t ??? s?m? silv??, c?lcit?, ?n? c????? ??t?ils. Th? t??th ?? St?t?? A ??? in silv??. Th? ni??l?s, li?s, ?n? ???l?sh?s ?? ??th st?t??s, ?s w?ll ?s th? t??c?s ?? ? c?? ?n th? h??? ?? B??nz? B ??? m??? ?? c?????. Th? scl??? ?? th? ???s, wh?s? i?is?s w??? m??? ?? ?l?ss ??st?, is in whit? c?lcit? whil? th? l?c?im?l c???ncl? is m??? ?? ? ?ink st?n?.

Wh?n th? Ri?c? B??nz?s ?i?st w?nt ?n ?is?l?? in 1981, ? milli?n ????l? c?m? t? s?? th?m.

R?c?nst??cti?n ?? Ri?c? B??nz?s. G??s in C?l?? – G?l??n E?iti?n, Th? F??nk???t Exhi?it, 2020.

Wh?n th? Ri?c? B??nz?s ?i?st w?nt ?n ?is?l?? in 1981, ? milli?n ????l? c?m? t? s?? th?m. Th? st?t??s ??? n?w ?n ?is?l?? ?t th? A?ch???l??ic?l M?s??m ?? R???i? C?l???i?.