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Museum collection · The Metropolitan Museum of Art · 246991

Marble statue of the Diadoumenos (youth tying a fillet around his head)

Polykleitos, 1st–2nd century CE

Marble statue of the Diadoumenos (youth tying a fillet around his head) at The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Gift of Mrs. Frederick F. Thompson, 1903 · Public domain

Artist
Polykleitos
Date
1st–2nd century CE
Medium
Marble
Dimensions
Other (height w/o plinth): 67 1/4 in., 930 lb. (170.8 cm, 421.8 kg)
Era
Museum collection

Why it matters

Marble statue of the Diadoumenos (youth tying a fillet around his head), dated 1st–2nd century CE, is catalogued by The Metropolitan Museum of Art as a work in Marble. The museum attributes the work to Polykleitos. The recorded dimensions are Other (height w/o plinth): 67 1/4 in., 930 lb. (170.8 cm, 421.8 kg). This factual page is generated from the museum catalogue and links directly to its source record.