Lot 383
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A large Neapolitan bronze model of Discobolus, late 19th century
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A large Neapolitan bronze model of Discobolus, late 19th century

PROBABLY FROM THE FOUNDRY OF J.CHIURAZZI & FILS

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A large Neapolitan bronze model of Discobolus, late 19th century
Probably from the foundry of J.Chiurazzi & Fils
After the Antique, with painted eyes, on a rectangular base
46½in. (118.1cm.) high, 44in. (111.8cm.) long
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Lot Essay

This figure is copied from a Roman bronze excavated at Herculaneum in 1754, which in itself, was probably copied from a Greek original. The Naples firm of J.Chiurazzi & Fils specialised in bronze reproductions of objects excavated at Pompeii and Herculaneum and this model appears in their catalogue of 1900 as No.7- Discobole.

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