Head of a Wrestler
Sculpture
Bronze head wearing a leather cap, once part of a larger statue.
British Museum
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H: 21.5 cm ; W: 17 cm ; D: 19 cm
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.
British Museum. “Statue.” The British Museum Collections Online. Accessed May 19, 2017. http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_objec...
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3rd c. BCE