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title: Bronze Plaque Showing Cupids Wrestling & Boxing
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5810/bronze-plaque-showing-cupids-wrestling--boxing/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
---

# Bronze Plaque Showing Cupids Wrestling & Boxing

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![Bronze Plaque Showing Cupids Wrestling & Boxing](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5810.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5810.jpg)

## Image Caption

The background [metal](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/metal/) is [bronze](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/bronze/) containing traces of a [gold](https://www.worldhistory.org/gold/) and [silver](https://www.worldhistory.org/Silver/), and its surface has been deliberately darkened, perhaps by organic acids. It may be an example of what Pliny calls "Corinthian bronze", which was said to contain gold and silver, and was highly prized for its purple sheen. Inlaid, faced with niello. [Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/), about 1st century CE. (British Museum, London)

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## About the Author

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2016, October 03). Bronze Plaque Showing Cupids Wrestling & Boxing. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5810/bronze-plaque-showing-cupids-wrestling--boxing/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Bronze Plaque Showing Cupids Wrestling & Boxing." *World History Encyclopedia*, October 03, 2016. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5810/bronze-plaque-showing-cupids-wrestling--boxing/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Bronze Plaque Showing Cupids Wrestling & Boxing." *World History Encyclopedia*, 03 Oct 2016, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5810/bronze-plaque-showing-cupids-wrestling--boxing/>.

## License & Copyright

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