biography
| name: |
Polyclitus or Polycleitos
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pronunciation:
[polikliytus]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (5th-c BC)
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| biography:
| Greek sculptor from Samos, Greece, a contemporary of Phidias, known for his statues of athletes, which were often copied. One of his greatest works is the bronze Doryphorus (‘Spear Bearer’). |
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