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Wrestlers in terracotta with a green patina imitating bronze…
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Wrestlers in terracotta with a green patina imitating bronze…
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Lot no. 160
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Wrestlers in terracotta with a green patina imitating bronze.
19th century, after Antique.
H. 25 cm The antique sculpture The Wrestlers, probably inspired by a Greek bronze now lost, was discovered near Rome in 1583. It is a reminder that pancracking was a Greek combat sport practised at the time of the ancient Olympic Games, which allowed opponents a great deal of freedom in their attacks. This sport was practised naked, as this representation shows.
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