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The Vaison Diadumenos

• Object type

  • statue

• Museum number

  1870,0712.1

• Title (object)

  • The Vaison Diadumenos

• Description

  Statue known as the Diadoumenos. Marble figure of an athlete tying a victor's ribbon around his head. After an original in bronze by the sculptor Polykleitos.

• Culture/period

  • Roman (Hadrianic version of fifth century BC Greek original)

• Date

  • 118 - 138

• Findspot

  • Excavated/Findspot: Vaison, at the Roman theatre
  • (Europe,France,Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur,Vaucluse (France),Vaison (commune),Vaison)

• Materials

  • marble

• Dimensions

  • Height: 1.89 metres
  • Width: 97 centimetres
  • Depth: 62 centimetres
  • Width: 750 millimetres (base only)
  • Depth: 640 millimetres (base only)

• Curator's comments

  A Roman copy of a lost Greek bronze original of about 440BC.

• Bibliography

  • Sculpture 500

• Location

  Not on display

• Exhibition history

  Exhibited:

  1980 5 Jun- 26 Oct, London, BM, The Ancient Olympic Games
  2013 5 Apr-1 Sept, Arles, Musée Départemental Arles Antique, Rodin, La lumière De l'Antique
  2014 21Feb-9 Jun, Fondation Pierre Gianadda, The Body Beautiful in Ancient Greek Art and Thought
  2017 13 Jul-15 Oct, Madrid, Caixa Forum, Ancient Greeks

• Subjects

  • classical sport
  • prize-giving
  • athlete

• Acquisition name

  • Purchased from: Raspail

• Acquisition date

  1870

• Department

  Greek & Roman Antiquities

• Registration number

  1870,0712.1