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| Titles |
Athlete: |
| Name |
James Lloyd |
| Type of Resource |
three dimensional object |
| Genre |
Sculpture |
| Abstract |
Statue of a nude wrestler standing in a contrapposto pose, missing both forearms. An inscription is located on the base of the statue. |
| Extent |
H: 200 cm |
| Form |
tactile material |
| Note |
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). |
| Subject Local Name |
--Athlete--Votive--Athlete--Nudity--Male--Sport--Wrestling--Greek--Panhellenic------4th c. BCE--Pale |
| Name |
Lyssipos |
| Access Condition |
Attributed to James Lloyd under the license CC-BY-NC-SA 3.0 |
| Access Condition |
CC-BY-NC-SA 3.0 |
| Note |
Lloyd, James. "Agias, Son of Akonios." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Accessed May 5, 2017. http://www.ancient.eu/image/3223/ |