A ROMAN BRONZE 'PUGILIST' CHARIOT ATTACHMENT

1ST CENTURY A.D.

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A ROMAN BRONZE 'PUGILIST' CHARIOT ATTACHMENT
1ST CENTURY A.D.
Hollow, in the form of the upper part of a nude pugilist, his hair cut with a cirrus roll tied at the back, his muscular arms raised one above the other, a looped rein guard at the back, mounted
6¼ in. (15.7 cm.) high

Lot Essay

PUBLISHED:
S. Reinach, Répertoire de la Statuaire Grecque et Romaine, VI, Paris, 1930, p. 190, fig. 6 "B. Chez Cl. Platt. á Paris en 1930. Lutteur pugiliste."

Cf. A Passion for Antiquities: Ancient Art from the Collection of Barbara and Lawrence Fleischman, The J. Paul Getty Museum, 1994, p. 286, no. 146 for similar.

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