Hand holding a discus

Classification

sculpture / statue ; statue

Culture

Roman

Dimensions

height: 25,6 cm; diameter of the discus: ca. 26 cm

Date

1st–2nd centuries

Period

Early Imperial Period (1st century); 2nd–3rd century A.D.

Material

marble analysis ; Pentelic marble

Iconography

hand ; discus throwing

Present location

Budapest, Museum of Fine Arts, Collection of Classical Antiquities

Provenance

Berlin, Staatliche Museen, Antikensammlung ; Meller, Simon (1875–1949)

Inventory

50.389

Hyp-3159

References

Oroszlán–Dobrovits 1947, 50, no. 29; Vanhove 1992, 301, no. 166 (Nagy Á. M.)

Marble analyses conducted by Danielle Decrouez (Geneva, Museum of Natural History) and Karl Ramseyer (University of Bern, Institute of Geological Sciences) have shown that the statue was made of Pentelic marble. Click here for the detailed results.

Lexicon

Olympia

Trails

Sport

This record is subject to revision due to ongoing research.