Bronze head of a boxer. About 330-320 BC.

Found at Olympia. The man is crowned with kotinos, the olive-wreath awarded to victors in the Olympic Games, of which only the stem is preserved. It is believed to be a statue of the famous boxer Satyros of Elis, who repeatedly won the boxing event at Nemea, Pythia and Olympia. The statue of Satyros at Olympia was the work of the Athenian bronze-sculptor Silanion.

Exhibited at the National Archaeological Museum in Athens, Greece.

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Art Athens Athletics Attica Bronze Classical National Archaeological Museum Olympia Original Photo Sculpture