Detail, Discobolus Lancellotti

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A detail of the Discobolus Lancellotti in Parian marble. This is the most complete example from antiquity of the discobolus type statue, all of which were based on an original Greek bronze of c. 450 BCE by Myron. This example dates to the 2nd century CE. (Palazzo Massimo, Rome)

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Mark Cartwright
Mark is WHE’s Publishing Director and has an MA in Political Philosophy (University of York). He is a full-time researcher, writer, historian and editor. Special interests include art, architecture and discovering the ideas that all civilizations share.

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Cartwright, M. (2013, December 03). Detail, Discobolus Lancellotti. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2175/detail-discobolus-lancellotti/

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Cartwright, Mark. "Detail, Discobolus Lancellotti." World History Encyclopedia, December 03, 2013. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2175/detail-discobolus-lancellotti/.

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Cartwright, Mark. "Detail, Discobolus Lancellotti." World History Encyclopedia, 03 Dec 2013, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2175/detail-discobolus-lancellotti/.

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