Male Torso at The Réunion des Musées Nationaux, Paris

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This fragmented torso is believed to be part of The Diadumenos. Together with the Doryphoros, The Diadumenos is considered one of the most famous figural types of sculptor Polyclitus, forming a basic pattern in Ancient Greek sculpture that presents strictly idealized representations of young male athletes in a convincingly naturalistic manner. The Diadumenos is the winner of an athletic contest at games, still nude after the contest and lifting his arms to knot the diadem, a ribbon-band that identifies the winner and which in the bronze original would have been represented by a ribbon of bronze. The figure stands in contrapposto with its weight on its right foot, its left knee slightly bent and its head inclined slightly to the right, self-contained, seeming to be lost in thought. Phidias was credited with a statue of a victor at Olympia while tying the fillet around his head; besides Polyclitus, his successors Lysippos and Scopas also created figures of this kind. This object is part of "Scan The World". Scan the World is a non-profit initiative introduced by MyMiniFactory, through which we are creating a digital archive of fully 3D printable sculptures, artworks and landmarks from across the globe for public access. Scan the World is an open source community effort; if you have interesting items around you and would like to contribute, email stw@myminifactory.com to find out how you can help.