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Discus-thrower
Artist: Rampin Master Primary
Date:
550 BCE
6th century BCE
Dimensions:
13.5 x 17.5 x 5 in. (34.29 x 44.45 x 12.7 cm)
Creation Place:
Europe, Greece
Medium and Support:
Plaster cast from Pentelic marble original
Credit Line:
Lent by the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Accession Number:
L1991.01
On View:
DiMenna-Nyselius Library LL115
From the Dipylon Cemetery, now in the National Archaeological Museum
from "Highlights of the Plaster Cast Collection" published by the BMA 11/10 in conjunction with the exhibition, Gift from Athens, p. 4.
The original grave stele fragment, from the Dipylon Cemetery, was found in 1873 near the Dipylon Gate. The discus forms a frame around the head of the athlete, setting off the youth’s prominent profile and carefully bound hair.
from "Highlights of the Plaster Cast Collection" published by the BMA 11/10 in conjunction with the exhibition, Gift from Athens, p. 4.
The original grave stele fragment, from the Dipylon Cemetery, was found in 1873 near the Dipylon Gate. The discus forms a frame around the head of the athlete, setting off the youth’s prominent profile and carefully bound hair.
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