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Source Description
The muscularity of the boy's body suggests that he is the child Herakles who was taught boxing skills by Harpalykos of Phanote, the son of Hermes.
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Document identity
localId
3131
label
Child Boxer
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
3
Source metadata
id
3131
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Child Boxer
description
The muscularity of the boy's body suggests that he is the child Herakles who was taught boxing skills by Harpalykos of Phanote, the son of Hermes.
provenance
Madame E. Warneck Collection Sale, Paris, Hôtel Drouot, 1905, no. 152; Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, [date of acquisition unknown] by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
3rd-2nd century BCE (Ptolemaic)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Metal
sculpture (visual works)
figurines
imageCount
3
pageCount
3
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
8.5
height
4
depth
2.2
dimensionsRaw
H: 3 3/8 x W: 1 9/16 x D: 7/8 in. (8.5 x 4 x 2.2 cm)
Source extras
med
cast bronze
creator_ids
6256
6182
collection_ids
GRC
EGY
exhibition_ids
2089
2237
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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e12283c298c94723
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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341fd074b1156b0c
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no
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no
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3
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photo
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02153678f1cbae67
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no
hasDescription
no