"Discus Thrower" - is one of the most famous sculptures of antiquity. Furthermore, the first sculpture, which depicts a person in motion. At the time, convey such complex movement was very difficult in sculpture. Age of the sculpture - about two and a half thousand years.
The original of this statue today is not preserved, so we can see just a copy. They are made in the period of the Roman Empire. It is known that the original "Discus Thrower" statue was lost during the Middle Ages