Greece, Greco-Roman Period, late Ptolemaic Dynasty / 100–30 BCE
Boxer
The Cleveland Museum of Art catalogs Boxer as sculpture (Greece, Greco-Roman Period, late Ptolemaic Dynasty · 100–30 BCE).
The long topknot ( cirrus ) identifies this athlete as a hand-to-hand fighter, most likely a boxer.
A CLOSER LOOK
The museum identifies this sculpture as bronze. solid cast, with copper inlays.
The museum's collection notes: This boxer raises his arms to pull tight the thongs (now lost) that Greek and Roman boxers wound around their hands for protection. The sinuous body curve and long proportions are characteristic of the late Hellenistic period, when artists created more elongated versions of athletes and other classical figures.
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