From a statue of Diskoforos or Diskos carrier

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The Discophoros "Discus-Bearer" was a bronze sculpture by the classical Greek sculptor Polyclitus, creator of the Doryphoros and Diadumenos, and its many Roman marble copies.  Like the Doryphoros and Diadumenos, it was created as an example of Polyclitus's "canon" of the ideal human form in sculpture. It normally features a young, muscular, solidly-built athlete in a moment of thought before throwing a discus with some copies also often missing their arms, in which this case only shows  

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SMK - Statens Museum for Kunst
The Statens Museum for Kunst (National Art Museum of Denmark) was founded in 1849 when the Danish royal collections became property of the people. Today we at SMK want to contribute to building a more creative and reflective society that values its history and cherishes difference.

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