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title: The Diskobolos (Discus Thrower)
author: Mary Harrsch (Photographed at the Portland Art Museum)
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1023/the-diskobolos-discus-thrower/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
---

# The Diskobolos (Discus Thrower)

_Authored by Mary Harrsch (Photographed at the Portland Art Museum)_

## Image File

[![The Diskobolos (Discus Thrower)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/1023.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/1023.jpg)

## Image Caption

The Diskobolos or Discus Thrower, 2nd century CE. [Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/) copy of a 450-440 BCE [Greek](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/greek/) [bronze](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/bronze/) by Myron recovered from Emperor [Hadrian](https://www.worldhistory.org/hadrian/)'s Villa in Tivoli, [Italy](https://www.worldhistory.org/italy/). (British Museum, London)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Museum), M. H. (. a. t. P. A. (2013, January 14). The Diskobolos (Discus Thrower). *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1023/the-diskobolos-discus-thrower/>
### Chicago
Museum), Mary Harrsch (Photographed at the Portland Art. "The Diskobolos (Discus Thrower)." *World History Encyclopedia*, January 14, 2013. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1023/the-diskobolos-discus-thrower/>.
### MLA
Museum), Mary Harrsch (Photographed at the Portland Art. "The Diskobolos (Discus Thrower)." *World History Encyclopedia*, 14 Jan 2013, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1023/the-diskobolos-discus-thrower/>.

## License & Copyright

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