Athlete with Discus, 5th century BCE

  • Etruscan

Bronze

  • Including base: 7 3/16 × 3 1/8 × 2 1/16 inches (18.3 × 7.9 × 5.2 cm) Overall (object): 4 9/16 × 3 1/8 × 1 1/4 inches (11.6 × 7.9 × 3.2 cm) Overall (base): 2 5/8 × 2 1/16 × 2 1/16 inches (6.7 × 5.2 × 5.2 cm)

Gift of Dr. Wilhelm R. Valentiner

37.134

On View

  • Ancient Greek and Roman, Level 2, South

Department

Greco-Roman and Ancient European

William Valentiner (New York, USA)

1937-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

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Etruscan, Athlete with Discus, 5th century BCE, bronze. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Dr. Wilhelm R. Valentiner, 37.134.