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 a full-time author, researcher, historian, and editor. Special interests include art, architecture, and discovering the ideas that all civilizations share. He holds an MA in Political Philosophy and is the WHE Publishing Director.

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

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