Boxer Glove
Sculpture
Italy
Terracotta fragment of a statue that includes part of the arm, hand, and boxing glove.
British Museum
http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_objec...
L: 12.2 cm
The glove represents the hard leather boxing-glove actually worn by boxers of the period.
British Museum. “Figure.” The British Museum Collections Online. Accessed May 24, 2017. http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_objec...
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Photographer
TerracottaRomanImperialBoxerEquipmentPyx
1st c. CE