Cornell University Library Digital Collections
Discobolus or The discus thrower
- Title:
- Discobolus or The discus thrower
- Collection:
- Campus Artifacts, Art & Memorabilia
- Creator:
- Myron (original sculptor) copiest unknown
- Photographer:
- HCH
- Date:
- 460-450 BCE
- Image Date:
- 2012-07-13
- Site:
- Original copy found at Villa Palombara on the Esquiline Hill in Rome
- Location:
- Foyer, Main Entrance, Goldwin Smith Hall, Cornell University
Original copy found at Villa Palombara on the Esquiline Hill in Rome
- ID Number:
- artsdb_2010
- File Name:
- Goldlwin Smith Discus thrower.jpg
- Culture:
- Greek
- Style/Period:
- Greek severe period 460-450 B.C.
- Work Type:
- statues
- Materials/Techniques:
- bronze (metal)
- Image View Type:
- Photograph
- Image View Description:
- frontal view
- Repository:
- Cornell University
- Format:
- Image
- Rights:
- The content in the Campus Artifacts, Art & Memorabilia Collection is protected by copyright, and the copyright holders are Cornell University Library and the Cornell Association of Professors Emeritus. This collection was created by Cornell University Library in 2010, with funding from a Digital Collections in Arts and Sciences Grant to Howard Howland. Cornell is providing access to the materials for research and personal use. The written permission of any copyright and other rights holders is required for distribution, reproduction, or other use that extends beyond what is authorized by fair use and other statutory exemptions. Responsibility for making an independent legal assessment of an item and securing any necessary permissions ultimately rests with persons desiring to use the item. Please contact the Cornell Association of Professors Emeritus at cape@cornell.edu for more information about this collection, or to request permission to use these images.
