Diadumenos
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The Diadumenos, together with the Doryphoros, are two of the most famous figural types of the sculptor Polyclitus, forming a basic pattern of Ancient Greek sculpture that all present a strictly ideali
The Athens example, with the quiver in view. National Archaeological Museum of Athens. Height: 1.95 metres (6 feet 4 inches)
Reconstruction, in a patinated cast at the Pushkin Museum, Moscow
Detail
Head of the Diadumenos type
Doryphoros
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The Doryphoros of Polykleitos is one of the best known Greek sculptures of Classical antiquity, depicting a solidly built, muscular, standing warrior, originally bearing a spear balanced on his left s
Diadumenos
…The Diadumenos (Ancient Greek: διαδούμενος, romanized: diadúmenos, 'diadem-bearer', the winner of an athletic contest at a games), together with the Doryphoros (spear bearer), are two of the most famous figural types of the sculptor Polyclitus, forming a basic pattern of Ancient Greek sculpture that all present…
A well-preserved Roman period copy of the Doryphoros of Polykleitos from the collection of Naples National Archaeological Museum. Material: marble. Height: 2.12 metres (6 feet 11 inches).
Head of Doryphoros excavated at the Villa of the Papyri in Pompeii
Composite picture showing the difference between marble and bronze versions of the Doryphoros
Statue of Augustus of Prima Porta