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Diskobolos (discus-thrower) of Myron.

Diskobolos (discus-thrower) of Myron. An athlete is coiled up in a taut, momentary pose, about to throw the discus - one of the pentathlete's five events. The cast combines a headless statue from Hadrian's Villa and the head of a statue found in Rome. Copied closely from a lost bronze victor statue by the Athenian sculptor, Myron, active c 460-440 BC.
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Title:
Diskobolos (discus-thrower) of Myron.
Caption:
Diskobolos (discus-thrower) of Myron. An athlete is coiled up in a taut, momentary pose, about to throw the discus - one of the pentathlete's five events. The cast combines a headless statue from Hadrian's Villa and the head of a statue found in Rome. Copied closely from a lost bronze victor statue by the Athenian sculptor, Myron, active c 460-440 BC.
Credit:
Album / World History Archive
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Image size:
3141 x 6676 px | 60.0 MB
Print size:
26.6 x 56.5 cm | 10.5 x 22.3 in (300 dpi)
Keywords:
ARTFORM: BRONZEWORK • BRONCE • BRONZE BRASS • BRONZE • BRONZES • DISC • DISCUS • DISK • DISKOBOLOS • FIGURE • MALE • MAN • MEN • MYRON • ROMAN • STATUE • STATUES • THROWER