An alternative spelling of doryphoros; a spear-bearer or an attendant carrying a spear; also used as the formal Latinized name for the famous Greek sculpture.
Latin variant of Greek 'doryphoros,' using the Latinized '-us' ending. This form was commonly used in Roman texts and later in scholarly art historical writing.
The Romans loved the Doryphorus so much they made hundreds of marble copies—more ancient copies of this one statue survive than of most other Greek masterpieces, making it the most famous 'lost' artwork we actually know really well.
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