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| Titles |
Discobolus: |
| Name |
Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Name |
Bequest of Walter C. Baker, 1971 |
| Type of Resource |
three dimensional object |
| Genre |
Sculpture |
| Abstract |
Bronze statuette of a nude male athlete holding a discus. |
| Physical Location |
The Met Fifth Avenue |
| URL |
http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/255382 |
| Extent |
H: 12.4 cm |
| Form |
tactile material |
| Note |
Dates to the late Archaic period, c. 500-475 BCE. It may once have been part of a candelabrum. |
| Access Condition |
Public Domain |
| Access Condition |
CC0 1.0 |
| Subject Local Name |
--Bronze--Statuette--Archaic--Etruscan--Athlete--Discobolus--Discus--Nudity--Male------5th c. BCE--Diskos |
| Note |
Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Bronze statuette of a diskos thrower." The Metropolitan Museum of Art Online. Accessed May 19, 2017. http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/255382 |