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    Myron's Discobolus was long known from descriptions, such as the dialogue in Lucian of Samosata's work Philopseudes:
    When you came into the hall," he said, "didn't you notice a totally gorgeous statue up there, b… See more

    Discobolus and Discophorus

    Prior to this statue's discovery, the term Discobolus had been applied in the 17th and 18th centuries to a standing figure holding a discus, a Discophoros, which Ennio Quirino Visconti identified as the Discobolus of … See more

    Discobolus Palombara or Lancellotti

    The Discobolus Palombara, the first copy of this famous sculpture to have been discovered, was found in 1781. It is a 1st-century AD copy of Myron's original bronze. Following its discovery at a Roman property of the Mass… See more

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