Bronze Doryphoros Figurine
Description: | Bronze figurine of a naked youth originally holding a spear (Doryphoros type); cast with the lost-wax technique; the man is standing upright, facing forward, with his left leg bent backwards. The left foot and right hand, as well as the spear, are now lost; metal corroded. Dimensions: Height: 11.50 centimetres Object Type: figurine Techniques: cast |
Period: | Classical |
Date: | 440 - 420 BC |
Collection: | British Museum |
Provenance: | Idalion |
Accession Number: | 1872,0816.88 |