- National Archaeological Museum in Athens, Greece
- Marathon Youth or Ephebe of Marathon.
- Bronze statue of a young athlete, found in the sea near Marathon (Attic coast).
- The left hand was replaced at a later date by another shaped as a lamp.
- Work of the Praxiteles school, ca. 340-330 B.C.
- Dimensions H. 1.3 m (4 ft. 3 in.)
- Accession number X 15118
- Department of Sculptures
The Marathon Boy or Ephebe of Marathon is a Greek bronze sculpture found in the Aegean Sea in the bay of Marathon in 1925. It is conserved in the National Archaeological Museum of Athens where it is dated to around 340-330 BC. The Museum suggests that the subject is the winner of an athletic competition.
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