Bronze statuette of a diskos thrower

Unknown

ca. 500–475 BCE · Bronze · Greek and Roman Art

The pose of this athlete is similar to that of the larger diskos thrower on the lid of the Campanian cinerary urn (40.11.3) displayed in this case. This example, with an oval plinth still preserved, may have been a finial for a candelabrum or a lid attachment for a small container, perhaps a cista (toiletries box).

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 500–475 BCE

Medium

Bronze

Culture

Etruscan

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Bequest of Walter C. Baker, 1971