Wrestlers

2nd-1st century BC (Hellenistic)

7.4 cm 15.2 cm 8.1 cm

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The knotted hairstyle of the wrestlers indicates that they are professional competitors, participating in one of the most popular Greek athletic contests. Contestants were not permitted to strike blows, but were allowed to break their opponents' bones.

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34443
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Joseph Brummer, New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1931, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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