| Title |
Discus thrower (Discobolus) |
| Building |
Hadrian's Villa |
| Location City/State |
Tivoli |
| Location Country |
Italy |
| Style Period |
Ancient Greece: Classical; Antiquity |
| Description |
Roman copy of a bronze original (attributed to Myron) of the 5th Century BCE; the head on this figure has been wrongly restored, and should be turned to look towards the discus |
| Form |
marble |
| Medium |
H: 1.7 meters |
| Repository |
British Museum, London (England) |
| Classes |
ARTH 2500 Introduction to Art History - Representing the Past, Shaping the Present - Antiquity (SH) |
| Source |
British Museum, London (England) |
| Work ID |
17683 |
| Rights |
© Trustees of the British Museum |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6n90phh |
| Setname |
uu_aah_art |
| ID |
43531 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6n90phh |
