Marathon Boy / 3/4 view of proper right: Head / Late Classical; Creation date: ca. 340 BCE, discovery date: 1925

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Work Title: Marathon Boy
View Title: 3/4 view of proper right: Head
Creator/Culture: sculptor: Praxiteles (Greek, c. 375-340 BCE)
Site/Repository: Discovery location: found in the sea near Marathon (Central Greece and Euboea, Greece); Repository: National Archaeological Museum (Athens, Greece)
Period/Date: Late Classical; Creation date: ca. 340 BCE, discovery date: 1925
Media/Technique: bronze, casting
Dimensions: height: 130 cm (51.18 inches)
Subjects: Greece; Sculptures (visual works); Statues; Bronzes; Boys; Male nudes
Work Record ID: 146643
Image Record ID: 1373300
Classification Filing Number: 231; IP; 22YM 4g; Drawer L91

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Collection: History of Art, VRC Image Bank
Record: 1373300
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/h/hart/x-1373300/1

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Full citation: History of Art Department, Visual Resource Collections. Image 1373300. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. URL: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/h/hart/x-1373300/1. July 08, 2025.