Figurines Data

ID	4
Images
Grid Ref	TQ3280
Project type	Chance
County	Greater London
Site	London
Site Name	River Thames at London Bridge
Site Type	Large town
Location Type	Unknown
Context	Unknown
Context Quality	0
Object Period	0
Material	Bronze
Other finds from site	Found with 4 other figurines (9-12)
Import	Yes
Location	British Museum
Ref No	1848,0803.44
M/F	Male
Age	Youth
Form	Figurine
Type	Human
Name	Athlete
Aliases	Narcissus, Priest
Bearded	No
Standing/Seated	Standing
Headgear	Fillet
Attributes	Yes
Attribute description	Object, possible jumping weight (athlete) or mirror (Narcissus)
Clothed	No
Drapery	No
Condition	Good, small patches of corrosion.
Classical	1
Quality	Classical 1
Photo	Yes
Illustration	Yes
Height	123.50
Length	0.00
Prototype	Diadumenos of Polykleitos
Parallels	Faider-Feytmans 1957, no 58; Leibundgut 1976, no 13; Babelon and Blanchet 1895, no 307
References	Smith 1840, pl iv and 1859, 69; Pitts 1979, no 149; Toynbee 1964, 118, pl XXX a, Green 1976, 222, no 18; British Museum 1964, 54 [Link to Bibliography]
Description	Finely modelled (face, fingers and toes). Slender figure with long legs, the right arm is slightly too thick and the left arm is shorter than the right. Wears a turban with a band of wavy hair beneath. Stands with weight on right leg, left bent and slightly behind. The small breasts have resulted in one of his identifications as a hermaphrodite.