Head of Doryphorus
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Head of Doryphorus
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Published 2017-03-23T10:47:30+00:00
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This head is one of many copies inspired by the face of the famous Doryphoros, or spear-bearer, made by the sculptor Polykleitos in the mid-5th Century BC.
The discovery of numerous Roman copies in bath complexes, gymnasia and villas demonstrates that this sculpture type was often used for decorative purposes. The work dates to the second half of the 1st Century AD.
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| Date published | 23/03/2017 |
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| Title | Head of Doryphorus |
| Date | 1st Century AD |
| Accession | Inv. 80719 |
| Medium | Crystalline marble |
| Credit | From the Mattei Collection |
| Place | Palazzo Altemps |
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