The Doryphorus (or “Spear Gate”) (marble sculpture)

The Doryphorus (or “Spear Gate”) is a famous statue of the Greek sculptor Polyclete (5th century BC), representing a young warrior weapon of the spear (sculpted around 440-430 BC) - The original of the classical Greek bronze period is lost, but there are several ancient Roman copies including this marble sculpture of the 1st century BC. century preserved in Naples, at the Museo Archeologico Nazionale - Athlete or spear warrior, known as The Doryphorous - Marble sculpture, Roman copy of the 1rst century AD, after a lost bronze original statue by Polykleitos (c.450-c.415 BC)