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Diskobolos 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 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 / Universal Images Group / Universal History Archive/UIG

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Image size:

3362 x 5100 px | 49.1 MB

Print size:

28.5 x 43.2 cm | 11.2 x 17.0 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

440 BC • ARTFORM: BRONZEWORK • ATHLET • ATHLETE • ATHLETES • BRONCE • BRONZE BRASS • BRONZE • BRONZES • DISC • DISCUS • DISK • DISKOBOLOS • FIGURE • MALE • MAN • MASCULINE • MEN • MOMENTARY POSE • MYRON • ROMAN • ROMANO • SPORT MAN • SPORT WOMAN • STATUA • STATUE • STATUES • TAUT • THROWER