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Friday, August 3, 2012

Il nudo maschile nella statuaria italiana: PUGILE, bronzo -- Palazzo delle Terme -- found in Rome in 1885.

Speranza

Cast No. B129
Seated boxer.

He has a broken nose, cauliflower ears, and scars on his face.
  • Height: 1.38m, Width: 1.09m.
  • bronze statue.
  • The statue:
    • is known as the Terme Boxer.
    • is of uncertain date: it could be a 3rd century BC original, a later version of such a work, or a 1st century BC original.
    • was found at Rome in 1885.
    • is now in Rome, Museo Nazionale delle Terme, inv. 1055.

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