Boxer at Rest (Back)

View of the “Terme Boxer” (Pugile delle Terme).

This bronze statue of a boxer, a pugilist, is signed by Apollonius.  He is seated, weary, and battered.  The realism of this statute is characteristic of the Hellenistic period.  It was found in Rome.  It is a first century A.D. copy of a third or second century B.C. original.

To view the front side of this statue with more descriptive commentary Click Here.