Seated Boxer

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The Seated Boxer is a bronze sculpture from the Hellenistic period with inlaid copper to emphasize wounds and bruises in ancient Greece. It was excavated in Rome in 1885 near the ancient Baths of Constantine, where it might have been displayed. The piece was most likely purposely buried in late antiquity to preserve it against barbarian invasions during the fifth century BCE. The sculpture depicts an older, male boxer sitting on a rock with his hands on his lap while looking to his right. The r