Sculptures by Polyclitus

thumb|A well-preserved Roman period copy of the Doryphoros of Polykleitos from the collection of Naples National Archaeological Museum. Material: marble. Height: . The Doryphoros (Greek Δορυφόρος Classical Greek , "Spear-Bearer"; Latinised as Doryphorus) of Polykleitos is one of the best known Greek sculptures of Classical antiquity, depicting a solidly built, muscular, standing warrior, originally bearing a spear balanced on his left shoulder. The lost bronze original of the work would have been cast circa 440 BC, but it is today known only from later (mainly Roman period) marble copies. The

thumb|The Athens example, with the quiver in view. National Archaeological Museum of Athens. Height: 1.95 metres (6 feet 4 inches) thumb|upright|Reconstruction, in a patinated cast at the Pushkin Museum, Moscow

thumb|upright|The Townley marbles|Townley Discophoros ([[British Museum)]] The Discophoros, also spelled Discophorus (Greek – "Discus-Bearer"), was a bronze sculpture by the classical Greek sculptor Polyclitus, creator of the Doryphoros and Diadumenos, and its many Roman marble copies. It is not, however, to be confused with Discobolus of Myron, which shows a discus being thrown, not carried. thumb|upright|left|Discophorus fountain, on Calle Obregon in Colonia Roma in [[Mexico City]] Like the Doryphoros and Diadumenos, it was created as an example of Polyclitus's "canon" of the ideal human for