Fragment from a Roman-period version of the Discobolos of Myron
Found in the Baths of Vedius at Ephesus
Roman, Antonine period (138-193 CE)
Izmir Archeology Museum (İzmir Arkeoloji Müzesi), Izmir, Turkey.
Inv. 473
Photographed on display at the Izmir Museum of Culture and History
Tags: 2nd c. CE mid 2nd c. CE 1st half 2nd c. CE 2nd half 2nd c. CE Antonine Roman Imperial Empire Ephesus Ephesos marble marmore discus discobolus Baths of Vedius fragment fragmentum membra disjecta athlete sports competition athletics games agon sculpture statue Bildhauerkunst Plastik γλυπτική escultura scultura скульпту́ра نحت heykel museum museo museu musée μουσείο музеи müze artifact display exhibit متحف ancient antico antique archaeological archeologico pleiades:findspot=599612 Izmir Myron Discobolos copy Ephesian
Original in marble
Original dated to 69 CE
Original was found at Ephesus (see on Pleiades), on the road to Magnesia
The Latin inscription reads:
D(ecimus) Publicius / Fructus lictor Fontei Agrippae pro/co(n)s(ulis) vixit annis XXX
Original in the British Museum:
www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/G_1868-0620-55
Cast in the collection of the Museo della Civiltà Romana, Rome
Inv. MCR 1016
Photographed on display at the exhibit "Lex. Giustizia e diritto dall'Etruria a Roma" (Lex. Justice and law from Etruria to Rome) at the Museo dell'Ara Pacis (27 May-10 September 2023), Rome, Italy
Tags: museum museo museu musée μουσείο музеи müze artifact متحف 博物馆 博物館 ancient antico antique archaeological archeologico archaeology Rome Roma Ara Pacis lex legge diritto law Roman romano römisch romain Ρωμαϊκός romen Римская الرومانية 罗曼 ローマ人 cast plaster gesso calco British Museum fasces lictor littore 1st c. CE 2nd half 1st c. CE 3rd quarter 1st c. CE 60s CE pleiades:findspot=599612 Ephesus 69 CE