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Discus Thrower (Diskobolos)
ID: YRMNK09 · © Carl Rasmussen · Added: 2004

Discus Thrower (Diskobolos)

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A first century A.D. life-size (61 in. [1.54 m.] marble statue copied from a bronze statue originally done by the sculptor Myron of Greece ca. 450 B.C.

To view the front side of this statue Click Here.

To view an ancient discus Click Here.

This piece is normally displayed in the Museo Nazionale Romano, Rome.