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Athlete
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Statue of a nude wrestler standing in a contrapposto pose, missing both forearms. An inscription is located on the base of the statue., Votive statue for Agias in the style of Lysippos. It dates to c. 336-332 BCE. The inscription reads 'You are the first from the Thessalian land to be victorious in the Pankration at the Olympic games, Hagias son of Aknonios, from Pharsalos, [having been victorious] five times at Nemea, three times in the Pythian games, [and] five times at the Isthmos; and no one yet has dragged the trophies from your hands' (Lloyd, 2014)., Lloyd, James. "Agias, Son of Akonios." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Accessed May 5, 2017. http://www.ancient.eu/image/3223/
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Athlete
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Statue of a nude wrestler standing in a contrapposto pose, missing both forearms. An inscription is located on the base of the statue., Votive statue for Agias in the style of Lysippos. It dates to c. 336-332 BCE. The inscription reads 'You are the first from the Thessalian land to be victorious in the Pankration at the Olympic games, Hagias son of Aknonios, from Pharsalos, [having been victorious] five times at Nemea, three times in the Pythian games, [and] five times at the Isthmos; and no one yet has dragged the trophies from your hands' (Lloyd, 2014)., Lloyd, James. "Agias, Son of Akonios." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Accessed May 5, 2017. http://www.ancient.eu/image/3223/
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Athlete
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Bronze statue of an athlete wearing a fillet., Dates to the Classical period., British Museum. “figure.” The British Museum Collections Online. Accessed May 24, 2017. http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=422719&partId=1&searchText=greek
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Athlete
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Bronze statue of an athlete wearing a fillet., Dates to the Classical period., British Museum. “figure.” The British Museum Collections Online. Accessed May 24, 2017. http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=422719&partId=1&searchText=greek
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Athlete
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Bronze statue of a nude athlete with arms raised. One hand is missing., Dates to c. 4th century BCE., Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Statuette of an athlete." The Metropolitan Museum of Art Online. Accessed May 24, 2017. http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/250542
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Athlete
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Bronze statue of a nude athlete with arms raised. One hand is missing., Dates to c. 4th century BCE., Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Statuette of an athlete." The Metropolitan Museum of Art Online. Accessed May 24, 2017. http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/250542
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Athlete
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Bronze statuette of a nude athlete bending at the knees holding one arm above his head and holding an object in the other., Dates to c. 5th century BCE and is either Greek or Etruscan.
Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Statuette of an athlete." The Metropolitan Museum of Art Online. Accessed May 24, 2017. http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/253539
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Athlete
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Marble bust of an athlete wearing a taenia., Dates to c. 1st century BCE to 1st century CE. This bust is a Roman copy modelled after a Greek original dating to approximately 470-460 BCE.
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Athlete Head
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Marble head of a man with a beard wearing a wreath., Roman version dating to c. 1st century CE of a Greek original from the 4th century BCE., British Museum. “statue.” The British Museum Collections Online. Accessed May 24, 2017. http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=406408&partId=1&searchText=greek
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Athlete Head
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Marble head of a man with a beard wearing a wreath., Roman version dating to c. 1st century CE of a Greek original from the 4th century BCE., British Museum. “statue.” The British Museum Collections Online. Accessed May 24, 2017. http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=406408&partId=1&searchText=greek
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Athlete Holding Discus
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Bronze statue of a nude male athlete about to throw a discus. Missing his left foot and right arm., Dates to c. 480-460 BCE., Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Bronze diskos thrower." The Metropolitan Museum of Art Online. Accessed November 15, 2017. http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/247967
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Athlete Holding Discus
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Bronze statue of a nude male athlete about to throw a discus. Missing his left foot and right arm., Dates to c. 480-460 BCE., Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Bronze diskos thrower." The Metropolitan Museum of Art Online. Accessed November 15, 2017. http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/247967
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Athlete Holding Discus
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Athlete standing upright holding a discus in left hand with the right hand extended., The head is restored after a version of this statue in the Vatican Museums. The original is sometimes assigned to the sculptor Naukydes in 430-400 BCE, the copy dates to c. 160 CE., British Museum. “statue.” The British Museum Collections Online. Accessed May 24, 2017. http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=396507&partId=1&searchText=greek
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Athlete Holding Discus
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Athlete standing upright holding a discus in left hand with the right hand extended., The head is restored after a version of this statue in the Vatican Museums. The original is sometimes assigned to the sculptor Naukydes in 430-400 BCE, the copy dates to c. 160 CE., British Museum. “statue.” The British Museum Collections Online. Accessed May 24, 2017. http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=396507&partId=1&searchText=greek
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Athlete Holding Lekythos
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Statue of a young nude athlete holding a lekythos., This is a copy of a Greek original attributed to Lysippos dating to the 4th c. BCE. This is a variation of the Apoxyomenos which depicts a nude athlete in the process of cleaning himself with sand, oil, and a strigil after exercising.
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Athlete Holding Strigil
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Bronze figure of an nude athlete using a strigil., Dates to c. 475-450 BCE. May have been used to decorate furniture., British Museum. “figure.” The British Museum Collections Online. Accessed May 24, 2017. http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=399792&partId=1&searchText=greek
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Athlete Holding Strigil
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Bronze figure of an nude athlete using a strigil., Dates to c. 475-450 BCE. May have been used to decorate furniture., British Museum. “figure.” The British Museum Collections Online. Accessed May 24, 2017. http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=399792&partId=1&searchText=greek
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Athlete Lamp Stand
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Bronze lamp stand with a nude athlete holding a discus. A dolphin is also depicted on the stand., British Museum. “lamp-stand.” The British Museum Collections Online. Accessed May 24, 2017. http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=423229&partId=1&searchText=disko
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Athlete Lamp Stand
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Bronze lamp stand with a nude athlete holding a discus. A dolphin is also depicted on the stand., British Museum. “lamp-stand.” The British Museum Collections Online. Accessed May 24, 2017. http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=423229&partId=1&searchText=disko
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Athlete Lamp Stand
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Bronze lamp stand with a bronze figure of an a nude athlete holding jumping weights., Dates to c.420-400 BCE., British Museum. “figure.” The British Museum Collections Online. Accessed May 24, 2017. http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=400527&partId=1&searchText=roman