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Title	Diadoumenos, immediately after discovery [in Delos], 1894.
Alternative Title	Diadoumenos of Delos.
Translated Title	Statue of a youth binding his hair.
Creator	Polykleitos (Greek sculptor, active 460-415 BCE)
Date	Diadoumenos: 100 BCE? Roman copy of a Greek bronze original by Polykleitos from the third quarter of the 5th century BCE; Photo: 1894
Cultural Context	Aegean Ancient Greek Greek European Western European
Style/Period	Greek (ancient) Classical Polykleitan
Theme	Sculpture (visual work) Statues Figurative art Figures (representations) Front views Three-quarter views Oblique views Men (male humans) Athletes Winners Victories Triumphs Nudes (representations) Nudity Phallic Costume (mode of fashion) Cloaks Himations Diadems Headbands (headgear) Headgear Trees Fragments Excavations (sites) Archaeological sites Ruins Documentary photographs Workers Working class Laborers Hats Turbans Shirts Vests (garments) Waistcoats (garments) Trousers Footwear Eye-level views
Subject	Sculpture Men Athletes People associated with entertainment & sports Nudes Genitals Muscles Clothing & dress Capes (Clothing) Headbands (Headgear) Headgear Victories Tree stumps Trees Archaeological sites Ruins Expedition photographs Discovery & exploration Laborers Working class People associated with manual labor Posing Hats Turbans Trousers Shirts Vests Waistcoats Footwear Mustaches
Description	Supported by two workers from Mykonos. “Island marble. Found in the building known conventionally as the House of the Diadoumenos, on Delos, in 1894. The hands are missing. The tip of the nose is restored. The youth is depicted nude, frontally, with his weight resting on his right leg, while the relaxed left leg is drawn behind and to the side. On his head, which is turned to the right and tilted downwards, he wears a ribbon that he was tying with his hands. The support in the form of a tree next to his leg, with the himation lying on it, is an addition by the copyist. It is not certain whether this depicts simply some victor in a sporting contest. The views have been advanced that it represents Apollo himself, or even Alexander the Great. The piece dates from about 100 BC and is a copy of the famous statue of the Diadoumenos made by Polykleitos in the third quarter of the 5th c. BC.” (Inv. No. 1826). (Entry from Kaltsas, p. 111)
Location Depicted	Delos Island (Greece) Cyclades (Greece) Kyklades (Greece) Greece Aegean Islands (Greece and Turkey)
Material	Marble (rock) Rock Stone (rock)
Measurements	H: 1.95 m
Work Type	Sculpture Statues Expedition photographs Documentary photographs
Repository	National Archaeological Museum (Athens, Greece)
Source	Image from: Valavanis, Panos. Great Moments in Greek Archaeology. Los Angeles: J. Paul Getty Museum, 2007. (p.86, fig.14); Additional cataloging information from: Kaltsas, Nikolaos. Sculpture in the National Archaeological Museum, Athens. Trans. David Hardy. Los Angeles: J. Paul Getty Museum, 2002. (p.111).
Rights	© 2007 Kapon Editions, Athens, Greece. Source of illustration in Valavanis: Archive of French School of Athens.
Digital Publisher	University of Louisville Department of Fine Arts/Allen R. Hite Art Institute Visual Resources Center
Format	image/jpeg
Digital File Name	VRC 758-10.jpg
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