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Athlete
Greek
Classical Period
about 440 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Height: 9.5 cm (3 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated by contribution
Accession Number01.7476
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsSculpture
Catalogue Raisonné
Greek, Etruscan, & Roman Bronzes (MFA), no. 047; Sculpture in Stone and Bronze (MFA), p. 119 (additional published references).
DescriptionThe youth has tightly rolled hair. The left arm is broken off at the elbow and the left leg at the ankle. Somewhat corroded. Brownish patina.
The hipshot pose and elongated proportions suggest the Polykleitan tradition of the Westmacott Athlete, or the proto-Lysippic proportions of the standing Diskobolos attributed to Naukydes of Argos.
The hipshot pose and elongated proportions suggest the Polykleitan tradition of the Westmacott Athlete, or the proto-Lysippic proportions of the standing Diskobolos attributed to Naukydes of Argos.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren; purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren, December 1901