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| Keywords: Roman - Young Athlete of Westmacott Type - Walters 2324.jpg On better preserved copies of this figure the athlete raises his right arm to place a wreath perhaps a prize for an athletic victory on his head The statue may be based on the Cyniscus by Polyclitus a work depicting an Olympic champion boxer of the mid 5th century The famed master sculptor brings the human form to life catching the figure as he begins to move The base right foot and tree trunk are ancient but were not originally part of this statue A complete version of the statue now in the British Museum was named for its previous owner the sculptor Sir Richard Westmacott Original ca 420 BC; Roman copy 1st century BC-AD 4th century Classical-Roman marble cm 186 69 accession number 23 24 34677 Don Marcello Massarenti Collection Rome Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters with the Massarenti Collection 1902 place of origin Mediterranean Walters Art Museum license Ancient Greek sculptures in the Walters Art Museum Ancient Roman sculptures in the Walters Art Museum Statues of ancient Greek and Roman athletes Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs artist review | ||||
