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Statuette of a young athlete
Greek
Archaic Period
about 540–520 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Height: 16.6 cm (6 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bartlett Collection—Museum purchase with funds from the Francis Bartlett Donation of 1900
Accession Number03.996
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsSculpture
Catalogue Raisonné
Greek, Etruscan, & Roman Bronzes (MFA), no. 027; Sculpture in Stone and Bronze (MFA), p. 118 (additional published references).
DescriptionStatuette of youth, standing. Left leg advancing slightly. Hands in front of body once held objects now missing. Fillet or wreath around the head. Hair down the back, squared off at the bottom; rectangular plinth.
Condition:
Missing: accessories, possibly jumping weights. Rectangular foot-plinth with 2 holes at opposite corners for fastening to small base. Brownish patina with blue and green encrustation.
Condition:
Missing: accessories, possibly jumping weights. Rectangular foot-plinth with 2 holes at opposite corners for fastening to small base. Brownish patina with blue and green encrustation.
ProvenanceBy 1903: with Edward Perry Warren (according to his records: from Olympia); purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren, March 1903