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The Diskobolos (Discus Thrower)
The Diskobolos or Discus Thrower, depicts a Greek athlete preparing to throw a discus, a heavy bronze weight.
2nd century CE. Roman copy of a 450-440 BCE Greek bronze by Myron recovered from Emperor Hadrian's Villa in Tivoli, Italy. (British Museum, London)
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