{"id":2484,"date":"2016-08-08T07:33:00","date_gmt":"2016-08-08T07:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.regentantiques.com\/blog\/?p=2484"},"modified":"2016-08-08T07:33:00","modified_gmt":"2016-08-08T07:33:00","slug":"the-discobolus-of-myron","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.regentantiques.com\/blog\/the-discobolus-of-myron\/","title":{"rendered":"The Discobolus of Myron"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The Discobolus of Myron<\/strong> (&#8220;discus thrower&#8221; ) is a Greek sculpture that was completed around  460-450 BC in the Early Classical Style. It was executed by Myron of Eleutherae in bronze, and the original is now lost. However the work is known through various copies made in Roman times. 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