COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
MMA_.07.286.87
AMICA Library Year:
2000
Object Type:
Sculpture
Creator Nationality:
European; Southern European; Greek
Creator Name-CRT:
Greek
Title:
Statuette of a diskos thrower
Title Type:
Object name
View:
Full View
Creation Date:
ca. 480-460 B.C.
Creation Start Date:
-480
Creation End Date:
-460
Materials and Techniques:
Bronze
Classification Term:
Bronzes
Dimensions:
H. 9 5/8 in. (24.51 cm)
AMICA Contributor:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Owner Location:
New York, New York, USA
ID Number:
07.286.87
Credit Line:
Rogers Fund, 1907
Context:
This superlative bronze embodies the highest achievements of the early Classical period. The athlete is about to swing the diskos forward and over his head with his left hand, then transfer it to his right hand, and finally release it with the force of the accumulated momentum. The beauty of the statuette lies in the calm and concentrated physiognomy that forms part of a perfectly developed and disciplined body.
Related Image Identifier Link:
MMA_.gr07.286.87.R.tif
