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title: Boxer of Quirinal
author: Irene Fanizza
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/802/boxer-of-quirinal/
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updated: 1970-01-01
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# Boxer of Quirinal

_Authored by [Irene Fanizza](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/Irene/)_

## Image File

[![Boxer of Quirinal](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/802.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/802.jpg)

## Image Caption

The [bronze](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/bronze/) Boxer of Quirinal, also known as the Terme Boxer, is a [Hellenistic](https://www.worldhistory.org/Hellenic_World/) [Greek sculpture](https://www.worldhistory.org/Greek_Sculpture/) dated around 330 BCE of a sitting boxer with Caestus, a type of leather hand-wrap, in the collection of the National Museum of [Rome](https://www.worldhistory.org/Rome/). It is one of the two unrelated bronzes (the other being the unidentified Hellenistic Ruler) discovered on the slopes of the Quirinal within a month of each other in 1885, possibly from the remains of the Baths of [Constantine](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Constantine/). It appears that both had been carefully buried in antiquity. The statue is a masterpiece of Hellenistic athletic professionalism, with a top-heavy over-muscled torso and scarred face, cauliflower ears, broken nose, and a mouth suggesting broken teeth. R.R.R. Smith believes that the statue does not show a true portrait: this is genre realism, individuality removed in favour of a generic character of "boxer."

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## Cite This Work

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Fanizza, I. (2012, August 01). Boxer of Quirinal. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/802/boxer-of-quirinal/>
### Chicago
Fanizza, Irene. "Boxer of Quirinal." *World History Encyclopedia*, August 01, 2012. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/802/boxer-of-quirinal/>.
### MLA
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## License & Copyright

Submitted by [Irene Fanizza](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/Irene/ "User Page: Irene Fanizza"), published on 01 August 2012. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Copyright](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright). You cannot use, copy, distribute, or modify this item without explicit permission from the author. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.