Boxer At Rest – Rare Sculpture And Masterpiece Of Hellenistic Bronze Age Art

Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Art is universal and timeless, and so is our appreciation of it if, it is unique and beautiful like this magnificent Bronze Age sculpture.

Known to the modern world as the Boxer at Rest, also known as the Terme Boxer, Seated Boxer, Defeated Boxer, or Boxer of the Quirinal, this masterpiece of Hellenistic art was discovered in 1885 on the slopes of the Quirinal, one of the Seven Hills of Rome, Italy.

The Boxer at Rest from the Museo Nazionale Romano-Palazzo Massimo alle Terme. Credit: Met Museum

Hidden beneath the ancient ruins of the Baths of Constantine was this marvelous sculpture that still fascinates the modern world.

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