Kalinowski, Angela
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The Aberdeen Head
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Marble head of a youth., The head suffers from some damage to the face and side of the head, and is missing the metal wreath that would have once been in his hair. It dates to c. 325-280 BCE., British Museum. “The Aberdeen Head.” The British Museum Collections Online. Accessed November 22, 2017.
http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=459396&partId=1&searchText=greek
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The Westmacott Athlete
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Marble statue of a nude youth male athlete standing in a contrapposto pose., Dates to c. 1st century CE. This sculpture was a Roman copy of a Greek bronze original (430 BCE), British Museum. “The Westmacott Athlete.” The British Museum Collections Online. Accessed November 22, 2017.
http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=460411&partId=1&searchText=greek
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Tomb with Athlete
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Marble relief from the Payava Tomb depicting a nude athlete receiving a wreath from a clothed man., Dates c. 375-362 BCE.
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Tombstone with Horse and Rider
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Marble tombstone depicting a horse, horseman and attendant with an inscription., Dates to c. 350 BCE. The inscription reads 'After many pleasant sports with my companions I, who sprang from earth, am earth once more. I am Aristokles son of Menon'., British Museum. “tombstone.” The British Museum Collections Online. Accessed November 22, 2017. http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=459403&partId=1&searchText=greek
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Townley Discobolus
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Marble statue of a nude athlete preparing to throw a discus., This statue is one of several Graeco-Roman copies of a lost fifth-century BCE bronze statue made by the sculptor Myron. Originally the head would have been turned towards the the discus but was restored looking away ., British Museum. “The Townley Discobolus.” The British Museum Collections Online. Accessed November 22, 2017.
http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=8760&partId=1&searchText=sport&
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Volute Krater with Athletes
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Black-Figure volute krater depicting scenes of gods and athletes around the neck. The top frieze depicts twelve figures, two of which are driving quadrigae. This is the mythological scene of the battle between the Giants and the Olympian gods (The J. Paul Getty Trust, 2017). Three of the gods are identified as Herakles, Hermes, and Athena by their attributes (True and Hamma, 1994: p.89). The lower frieze depicts fifteen figures: ten athletes, four trainers, and one flute player. The athletes, either training or competing, are doing various activities. This includes two runners in armour (hoplitodromos), a runner, a discus thrower, a javelin thrower, two wrestlers, two pankratiasts, and another standing off to the side holding a piece of equipment. Behind the last athlete is a tall pillar with a fillet on it, probably a turning post for the runner (True and Hamma, 1994: p.89)., Dates to c. 510-500 BCE and is attributed to the Leagros Group. The side that is not depicted features a departure scene of warriors on chariots (True and Hamma, 1994: p.91)., The J. Paul Getty Trust. "Attic Red-Figure Cup Type C." The J. Paul Getty Museum. Accessed November 29, 2017. http://www.getty.edu/art/collection/objects/29675/attributed-to-the-leagros-group-attic-black-figure-volute-krater-greek-attic-510-500-bc/
True, Marion, and Kenneth Hamma, eds. A Passion For Antiquities. Ancient Art from the Collection of Barbara and Lawrence Fleischman, exh. cat. (Malibu: The J. Paul Getty Museum, 1994), pp. 89-92, cat. no. 37.Accessed November 29, 2017. https://books.google.ca/booksid=WchDAgAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false
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Wrestler's Weight
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Schist weight depicting a nude male holding a lion skin standing next to another lion on one side. The other side depicts five figures, one judge, two athletes wrestling, and two spectators., Dates to c. 1st century CE. The nude male standing next to the lion is Herakles, as identified by the skin of the Nemean lion he holds. Found in Pakistan in the ancient region of Gandhara., The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Wrestler's Weight with Hercules and the Nemean Lion; Wrestling Scene." The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Accessed May 5, 2017. http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/38635
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