Bronze Doryphoros Figurine

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