id:			110057
accession number:	1928.659
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1928.659
updated:		2024-04-17 11:08:32.037000

Mirror Support: Athlete, 460–450 BCE. South Italy, Locri (?), Greek. Bronze; overall: 22.5 cm (8 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1928.659

title:				Mirror Support: Athlete
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creation date:			460–450 BCE
creation date earliest:		-460
creation date latest:		-450
current location:		102C Greek
creditline:			Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
copyright:			

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culture:	South Italy, Locri (?), Greek
technique:	bronze
department:	Greek and Roman Art
collection:	GR - Greek
type:		Sculpture
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measurements: Overall: 22.5 cm (8 7/8 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		The Silver Jubilee Exhibition
	opening date:   1941-06-23T04:00:00
	<i>The Silver Jubilee Exhibition</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 23-September 28, 1941).

	title:		Stamps: Art in Miniature
	opening date:   1955-03-11T05:00:00
	<i>Stamps: Art in Miniature</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 11, 1955-May 12, 2017).

	title:		Mirrors: Art and Symbol
	opening date:   1984-07-03T04:00:00
	<i>Mirrors: Art and Symbol</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 3-November 18, 1984).

	title:		Games for the Gods: The Greek Athlete
	opening date:   2004-07-20T00:00:00
	<i>Games for the Gods: The Greek Athlete</i>. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Boston, MA (organizer) (July 20-November 28, 2004).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': 'Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (7/20/2004 - 11/28/2004):  "Games for the Gods: The Greek Athlete"', 'opening_date': '2004-07-20T00:00:00'}

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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Bieber, Margaret. "Greek Sculpture in the Cleveland Museum of Art," <em>Art in America.</em> (July, 1943).
	page number: 	p. 119, illust.
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 21
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1966/page/n45

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 21
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1969/page/n43

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 23
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n43

	Thomas, Renate. <em>Athletenstatuetten der Spatarchaik und des Strengen Stils. </em>Rome: Giorgio Bretschneider, 1981.
	page number: 	pp. 83, Plates XL-XLII
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	Herrmann, John J., and Christine Kondoleon. <em>Games for the Gods: The Greek Athlete and the Olympic Spirit. </em>Boston, Mass: MFA Publications, a division of the Museum of Fine Arts, 2004.
	page number: 	Mentioned: p. 184; Reproduced: p.133, no. 104
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