Vintage Garden Statue of Discobolus

• Vintage Garden Statue of Discobolus
• Excellent item
• This was purchased from a property in Staffordshire
• The overall height is 66" tall and the base is 21" x 17"
• The statue is made from composition stone and is suitable for use indoors or outdoors
• The patina is excellent
• This sculpture is named Discobolus and was sculpted by an Athenian sculptor named Myron. This sculpture reflects the Athenian society as a whole, and the Athenian government had slowly reformed to a democracy from being an oligarchy. Discobolus reflects democracy in Athens; notice the loose figure that the discus thrower has, yet it is still perfectly balanced in contropostto at the same time. This means that Athens' democracy was loose but still very effective. Myron was an idealist sculptor and you can tell by looking at this sculpture how real and full of life it looks. The discus thrower has defined shoulders and facial features, biceps, rib cage, and veins in his arms in legs showing. This reflects how full of life and emotional Athens society was as they turned to their newly formed democracy. This sculpture also shows how highly Athenians valued arete and strived for excellence in everything they did. The discus thrower is competing in the Ancient Olympic games for only glory and a crown of olive leaves.

If you have an item similar to this one that you would like to sell, email us directly via:

At UK Architectural Antiques we are always looking for new items to buy.

Our buyer is not office based - please note our sales staff cannot provide telephone valuations.

Our buyer buys remotely from your pictures and descriptions - then our driver collects and pays for the goods, therefore the buyer needs sufficient information so that he can make a decision without physically seeing the items.