Athlete Making an Offering
c. 450–425 BC
Maker Unknown
Greek and Roman Art
Athlete Making an Offering, c. 450–425 BC. Greece, probably from workshop of Locri or Tarentum, Classical Period. Bronze (hollow cast); overall: 21 cm (8 1/4 in.); without tang: 19.8 cm (7 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Hanna Fund 1955.684 Standing in a classic contrapposto pose, with one leg straight and weight-bearing, the other bent and relaxed, this athlete pauses after victory. He turns his head gently, looking down to make an offering with his lost right hand. At the sites of their victories and in their home cities, champion athletes were often honored with such sculptures, glorifying the strength and beauty of the male form at both small and large scale. The missing right arm and hand of this athlete were cast separately and attached.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Formatted Medium
- bronze (hollow cast)
- Dimensions
- Overall: 21 cm (8 1/4 in.); without tang: 19.8 cm (7 13/16 in.)
- Departments
- Greek and Roman Art
- Accession Number
- 1955.684
- Credit Line
- Gift of the Hanna Fund
- Exhibitions
- In Memoriam: Leonard C. Hanna, Jr.
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 102C Greek
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