| Artist | |
|---|---|
| Date | early 20th century (plaster cast), 560-550 BC (original) |
| Object type | plaster cast |
| Medium, technique | plaster |
| Dimensions | 36 x 44.5 x 10 cm |
| Inventory number | Ag.509 |
| Collection | Classical Antiquites - Plaster casts |
| On view | Star Fortress (Komárom), The Archaic period of Greek sculpture (650–480 BC), Gallery I |
The relief shows the head of the youth in profile, with a discus in the background, which he holds in his left hand: the monument commemorates the deceased as an athlete. He has long, braided hair, a motif recalling the “flowing-haired” Achaeans of Homer’s epics. The faint archaic smile that characterises the face is not the expression of a fleeting sentiment. During this period it was usually the gods, heroes, and the deceased that were represented with a smile — those beyond the ills of human life. The stele was found in the cemetery of the Athenian Kerameikos quarter.
Hekler, Antal, Az antik gipszgyűjtemény I-II., Budapest, 1919-1920, 1923, no. 26.
This record is subject to revision due to ongoing research.
