The Discobolus of Myron

The Discobolus of Myron (“discus thrower” ) is a Greek sculpture that was completed around 460-450 BC in the Early Classical Style. It was executed by Myron of Eleutherae in bronze, and the original is now lost. However the work is known through various copies made in Roman times. The first copy ever discovered was found in 1781 and is a 1st century AD version of the Myron bronze original.