A sculpture of an ancient Greek athlete captured mid-throw of the discus, created by the sculptor Myron around 460-450 BCE. The original bronze does not survive; the work is known today through several Roman-era marble copies, and it remains one of the most reproduced images of the idealized ancient athletic body.
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It is now in the National Museum of Rome, displayed at the Palazzo Massimo
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The Discobolus by Myron ("discus thrower", Greek: Δισκοβόλος, Diskobólos) is an ancient Greek sculpture completed at the start of the Classical period in around 460-450 BC that depicts an ancient Greek athlete throwing a discus.
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Though the original Greek bronze cast is lost, the work is known through numerous surviving Roman copies.
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The Discobolus by Myron ("discus thrower", Greek: Δισκοβόλος, Diskobólos) is an ancient Greek sculpture completed at the start of the Classical period in around 460-450 BC that depicts an ancient Greek athlete throwing a discus.
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