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Source Description
Although shown here comfortably seated on a rock, this figure is most likely the losing partner in a wrestling match. Similar figures are shown being lifted, about to be thrown to the ground by their opponent. The facial features and hairstyle of the man are reminiscent of Alexander the Great.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
24701
label
Male Figure from a Wrestling Group
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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6
Source metadata
id
24701
sourceUrl
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object
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normalized
title
Male Figure from a Wrestling Group
description
Although shown here comfortably seated on a rock, this figure is most likely the losing partner in a wrestling match. Similar figures are shown being lifted, about to be thrown to the ground by their opponent. The facial features and hairstyle of the man are reminiscent of Alexander the Great.
provenance
Sale, Objets d'art antiques, Hotel Drouot, Paris, 12 Feb 1923, lot 177, pl. VI; Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1925, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
late 4th-late 1st century BCE (Hellenistic)
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CC0
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en
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statuettes (statues)
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6
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6
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import
dimensionsRaw
H: 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm)
Source extras
cul
Greek
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cast bronze
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6256
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GRC
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2868
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