I have witnessed, in my long career in the active field of archaeology, many discoveries;I have experienced surprise after surprise;I have sometimes and most unexpectedly met with real masterpieces;but I have never felt such an extraordinary impression as the one created by the sight of this magnificent specimen of a semi-barbaric athlete, coming slowly out of the ground, as if awakening from a long repose after his gallant fights.This bronze statue depicts a sitting boxer at rest, still wearing his caestus (the boxing gloves of ancient times).Although experts suggest various dates in the period of 330 to 50 BC, we can tell for sure that its style does not follow the ideal, perfect patterns we are used to seeing from ancient times.Unlike.
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