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| Titles |
Head of a Wrestler: |
| Name |
Trustees of the British Museum |
| Type of Resource |
three dimensional object |
| Genre |
Sculpture |
| Abstract |
Bronze head wearing a leather cap, once part of a larger statue. |
| Physical Location |
British Museum |
| URL |
http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=466677&partId=1&searchText=greek |
| Extent |
H: 21.5 cm ; W: 17 cm ; D: 19 cm |
| Form |
tactile material |
| Note |
Dates to c. 300-250 BCE. The style reflects 4th century Greek sculpture influence. Wrestlers wore this type of leather cap, but also priests wore similar caps, and thus the identity of this head is uncertain. |
| Access Condition |
Attributed to the Trustees of the British Museum under the license CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0 |
| Access Condition |
CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0 |
| Subject Local Name |
--Bronze--Statue--Athlete--Wrestler--Etruscan------3rd c. BCE--Equipment--Pale |
| Note |
British Museum. “Statue.” The British Museum Collections Online. Accessed May 19, 2017. http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=466677&partId=1&searchText=greek |