The Boxer

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Bronze sculpture The Boxer at Rest by Apollonius the Athenian shows a seated, bearded man with muscular build and wrapped hands, gazing upward, displayed on a stone base.

The Boxer

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Apollonius The Athenian
…the Vatican, and the bronze “Boxer,” now in the Museo Nazionale Romano of Rome. At one time these sculptures were thought to be 1st-century originals. Now it is believed they are fine 1st-century copies of original 2nd-century works; although the inscriptions are datable to the 1st century, the style of…
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…the Vatican, and the bronze “Boxer,” now in the Museo Nazionale Romano of Rome. At one time these sculptures were thought to be 1st-century originals. Now it is believed they are fine 1st-century copies of original 2nd-century works; although the inscriptions are datable to the 1st century, the style of…
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