Classical Greek Sculpture
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Diadoumenos (youth tying a fillet around his head), c. 69–96 C.E., Roman
copy of a Greek bronze statue by Polykleitos, c. 430 B.C.E. (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris, Dr. Steven Zucker
Where and When
Athens, Greece
c. 430 B.C.E.
c. 430 B.C.E.
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