Spear Bearer (Doryphoros)
Title
Spear Bearer (Doryphoros)
Description
Roman copy after the original bronze (tree trunk and brace strut were added to the original form)
Creator
Polykleitos
Source
Stokstad & Cothren, p. 137
Date
High Classical Period (c. 450-449 BCE)
Format
Marble, height 6'11" (2.12 m)
Coverage
Pompeii, Italy
Current location: Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples
Files
Collection
Citation
Polykleitos, “Spear Bearer (Doryphoros),” ARTH 200, accessed October 5, 2024, https://ergane.artinterp.org/omeka/items/show/38.