Cast Gallery catalogue number: C042

Boy athlete placing a wreath on his head.

• Plaster cast: Height: 1.55m.
• Copy of a marble statue.
• The statue:
  • is known as the Westmacott Athlete.
  • is possibly a version of the original bronze Kyniskos made by Polykleitos in about 440 BC.
  • was formerly in the Westmacott collection.
  • is now in London, British Museum, 1754.