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Sculpture Gardens


Standing Athlete with a Strigil
(Apoxyomenos)
Vatican Museum copy



Apoxyomenos
Lysippus, circa 450 B.C.E.

Found in the Trastevere district of Rome, 1849
Vatican Museum, Rome, Italy

This image shows a Roman marble copy of an original bronze statue by the ancient Greek artist Lysippos.
The original disappeared in antiquity but numerous copies were made in marble during the Roman era.
The IISOH will purchase a bronze copy made from a mold of this statue.
The benefactor can name this Sculpture Garden section which will be dedicated with
a marker engraved in stone (marble or granite) or cast in relief in bronze.

This statue is one of many Roman marbles that were made in the ancient era. The IISOH Museum will try to acquire copies of all the major ancient statues for its collection because each one has subtle variations. In 1999 a bronze version was found in the sea off the coast of Croatia and has been cleaned and restored. This statue is known as the Zagreb Apoxyomenos and is illustrated below.

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State College, PA, USA 16804
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