Lot 211
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A pair of Neapolitan bronze models of the Discobolus, late 19th century
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A pair of Neapolitan bronze models of the Discobolus, late 19th century

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A pair of Neapolitan bronze models of the Discobolus, late 19th century
After the Antique, later mounted opposing as wrestlers, on a rectangular marmo nero Belgio base -- 27¼in. (69.2cm.) long overall
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Lot Essay

These figures are copied from a Roman bronze excavated at Herculaneum in 1754, which in itself, was probably copied from a Greek original. These examples were probably produced by the Naples firm of J. Chiurazzi & Fils who specialised in bronze reproductions of objects excavated at Pompeii and Herculaneum. It appears in their catalogue of 1900 as No.7- Discobole.

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