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The pose of this athlete is similar to that of the larger diskos thrower on the lid of the Campanian cinerary urn (40.11.3) displayed in this case. This example, with an oval plinth still preserved, may have been a finial for a candelabrum or a lid attachment for a small container, perhaps a cista (toiletries box).
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Title: Bronze statuette of a diskos thrower
Period: Late Archaic
Date: ca. 500–475 BCE
Culture: Etruscan
Medium: Bronze
Dimensions: H.: 4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm)
Classification: Bronzes
Credit Line: Bequest of Walter C. Baker, 1971
Object Number: 1972.118.69
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