Hoplitodromos stele (ca. 510 B.C.)
| Collection: | Athens, National Archaeological Museum |
| Title: | Relief of a running hoplite |
| Context: | From Athens |
| Findspot: | Found near Athens, Theseion (1902?) |
| Summary: | Relief of a running hoplite |
| Object Function: | Funerary? |
| Material: | Marble |
| Sculpture Type: | Stele, relief-decorated |
| Category: | Separated fragments |
| Style: | Late Archaic |
| Technique: | Low relief |
| Original or Copy: | Original |
| Date: | ca. 500 BC |
| Dimensions: | H. (max) 1.02 m. Volutes: W. 0.725 m; Th. 0.085 m. Relief: W. (max. across relief) 0.75 m; W. (middle): 0.72 m; W. (top) 0.68 m; Th. 0.095 m. Base: Th. 0.15 m. |
| Scale: | Under life-size |
| Region: | Attica |
| Period: | Late Archaic |
Subject Description: A nude runner, perhaps a hoplite (as indicated by his Attic helmet), runs in the stylized "knielaufender" pose profile to the right, while his upper body is shown nearly frontal, and his head is turned profile to the left. His hair is ornamentally arranged in cord-like locks that emerge from beneath his helmet and cascade over his cheeks and shoulders, thicker tresses falling behind his back, and ringlets over his brow. He holds both clenched fists in front of his chest, with his thumbs pointing upwards.
Form & Style: The relief is wider at the bottom at the top, and is crowned by volutes, like those topping Ionic capitals. A plinth at the bottom of the relief serves as a base line for the runner.
Condition: Single piece
Condition Description: Broken in the lower right corner. Surface abraded. Edges chipped, particularly on the volute.
Material Description: Perhaps Parian marble (acc. Svoronos)
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