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Diadumenos

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thumb|The Athens example, with the quiver in view. National Archaeological Museum of Athens. Height: 1.95 metres (6 feet 4 inches) thumb|upright|Reconstruction, in a patinated cast at the Pushkin Museum, Moscow

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thumb|The Athens example, with the quiver in view. National Archaeological Museum of Athens. Height: 1.95 metres (6 feet 4 inches) thumb|upright|Reconstruction, in a patinated cast at the Pushkin Museum, Moscow

The Diadumenos (, ), together with the Doryphoros (spear bearer), are two of the most famous figural types of the sculptor Polyclitus, forming a basic pattern of Ancient Greek sculpture that all present strictly idealized representations of young male athletes in a convincingly naturalistic manner.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Diadumenos” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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