Archaic Doryphoros - I
Attic grave stele found in Athens, built into the Themistokleian wall. The relief represents a young doryphoros, or spear-bearer, portrayed against a red background.
The young man is depicted in profile, looking to the right, in the guiet, motionless pose typical of the Archaic period. He is naked and muscular, and the spear in the raised left hand marks him as an athlete. His right arm dangles at his side. His shoulder-length hair is gathered in locks, with chin length plaits between his eye and his ear. His hair is tied in place by a narrow band, covered at the front by his hair.
The original height of the grave monument is assumed to have been around 4,5 m.; the surviving piece of the stele is 116 cm high and up to 52 cm wide.
Parian marble stele
About 550-540 BC
Height 116 cm; width 52 cm
Found in Athens
Athens, National Archaeological Museum, Inv. N. 7901
Archaic Doryphoros - I
Attic grave stele found in Athens, built into the Themistokleian wall. The relief represents a young doryphoros, or spear-bearer, portrayed against a red background.
The young man is depicted in profile, looking to the right, in the guiet, motionless pose typical of the Archaic period. He is naked and muscular, and the spear in the raised left hand marks him as an athlete. His right arm dangles at his side. His shoulder-length hair is gathered in locks, with chin length plaits between his eye and his ear. His hair is tied in place by a narrow band, covered at the front by his hair.
The original height of the grave monument is assumed to have been around 4,5 m.; the surviving piece of the stele is 116 cm high and up to 52 cm wide.
Parian marble stele
About 550-540 BC
Height 116 cm; width 52 cm
Found in Athens
Athens, National Archaeological Museum, Inv. N. 7901