Cleveland Museum of Art

Athlete Making an Offering

Date: c. 450–425 BCE
Medium: bronze (hollow cast)
Culture: Greece, probably from workshop of Locri or Tarentum, Classical Period
Department: Greek and Roman Art
Institution: Cleveland Museum of Art

Standing in a classic contrapposto pose, with one leg straight and weight-bearing, the other bent and relaxed, this athlete pauses after victory. He turns his head gently, looking down to make an offering with his lost right hand. At the sites of their victories and in their home cities, champion athletes were often honored with such sculptures, glorifying the strength and beauty of the male form at both small and large scale. The missing right arm and hand of this athlete were cast separately and attached.

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