S33.1 DIOSKOUROI

Museum Collection: Museo del Prado, Madrid, Spain
Catalogue Number: TBA
Title: "Il Defonso Gruppo"
Class: Free-standing statue 
Material: Marble
Height: --
Context: --
Original / Copy: Roman copy, original Greek by Praxiteles (C4th BC)
Style: Hellenistic
Date: --
Period: Imperial Roman

SUMMARY

A statue of twin youths, one holding a torch, both crowned with wreaths. They are probably the Dioskouroi twins.

ARTICLES

Dioskouroi