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 |