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| Titles |
Athlete: |
| Name |
Marie-Lan Nguyen |
| Name |
Pasiteles |
| Type of Resource |
three dimensional object |
| Genre |
Sculpture |
| Abstract |
Marble sculpture of a female athlete wearing a short chiton with one breast bared. She appears to be stepping forward with her arms partially bent. A palm branch decorates the supporting column. |
| Physical Location |
Vatican Museum |
| Form |
nonprojected graphic |
| Note |
Also known as the "Atalanta Barberini". This statue most likely depicts a successful runner due to her outfit and the palm branch included in the sculpture. Attributed to the sculptor Pasiteles and is either his Greek original from the 1st century BCE or a Roman copy from the second century CE. |
| Access Condition |
Public Domain |
| Access Condition |
CC0 1.0 |
| Subject Local Name |
------Marble--Statue--Greek--Roman--Graeco-Roman--Copy--Female--Atalanta--Athlete--Runner--1st c. BCE--2nd c. CE--Palm--Victor--Victory |