Unknown
Etruscan

Discobolos (discus thrower), 5th c. BCE
bronze
6 x 3 7/8 x 1 5/8 in.

SBMA, Gift of Wright S. Ludington
1981.64.17

SBMA CURATORIAL LABELS

There was much cultural exchange between the Etruscans of early Italy and the Greeks, who colonized the southern Italian Coastline. This small representation of a discus thrower is reminiscent of Archaic Greek sculpture with its stylization and rounded proportions. It also recalls the Greek fascination with the nude male athletic body.

- SBMA Title Card, 2012