A Greek Boxer (for Jocko500) by sandra46

Photography • Sports • posted on Sep 20, 2009

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Description

This is one of the most splendid and famous Greek statues, and it's for Jocko500, who has posted a number of photos about boxers. The bronze Boxer of Quirinal, also known as the Terme Boxer, is a Hellenistic Greek sculpture from the 1st century BC of a sitting boxer with cestus, in the collection of the National Museum of Rome. A cestus (plural cesti) is an ancient battle glove, sometimes used in pankration. In effect, it is the classic world's equivalent to brass knuckles. The first version of a battle cestus was a series of leather thongs that were tied over the hand. Greeks used them in their hand-to-hand competitions, where only knock out mattered. Romans modified the construction by adding metal parts, including spikes, studs, and iron plates. Variants of this weapon include the myrmex or "limb-piercer", and the originally Greek sphairai, thin leather thongs with cutting blades. Cesti were frequently used in Roman gladiatorial bouts. This form of boxing became increasingly bloody until the cestus was officially banned in the first century BC. Hand-to-hand fighting was banned in AD 393. The most famous depiction of the cestus in sculpture is this Boxer. It is one of the two unrelated bronzes discovered on the slopes of the Quirinal (the hill where there is the residence of our President)within a month of each other in 1885, possibly from the remains of the Baths of Constantine. The realism of the portrait with scars and broken nose suggests that it is a particular boxer. The lips and wounds and scars about the face were originally inlaid with copper, and further copper inlays on the right shoulder, forearm, cesti and thigh represented drops of blood. The fingers were worn from being rubbed by passers-by in ancient times. I've been fascinated by this life-size statue since I studied it at school, and its cruel charm hadn't vanished when I saw it some days ago. Thanks for your kind comments.

Comments (33)

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bimm3d

8:29AM | Sun, 20 September 2009

gorgeous photo!!!

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claude19

8:41AM | Sun, 20 September 2009

Thanks for your explanations...I find that this greeke Boxer had a similitude with the head of Bacchus !!! SPLENDID shot and presentation ! What a beauty !!!

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MOSKETON

8:43AM | Sun, 20 September 2009

fantastic.. impresionanTe.

M2A

8:49AM | Sun, 20 September 2009

Trés intéressant.

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THROBBE

9:01AM | Sun, 20 September 2009

Great information and work!

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Amosicho

9:12AM | Sun, 20 September 2009

Beautiful shot

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Star4mation

10:26AM | Sun, 20 September 2009

Excellent photo Sandra :)

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lyron

10:28AM | Sun, 20 September 2009

Fantastic image!!!

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psyoshida

10:28AM | Sun, 20 September 2009

I like the composition! The description is wonderful. Those were certainly amazing times. I'm very glad I live now. Beautiful shots.

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carlx

10:43AM | Sun, 20 September 2009

Wonderful collage and dedi for Jock!!!

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flora-crassella

11:10AM | Sun, 20 September 2009

wow!!!!! Fantastic photo work!!!!!!

frankie96

11:24AM | Sun, 20 September 2009

Very well put together...and such a detailed piece of work on the statue..

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frieder

11:37AM | Sun, 20 September 2009

A slice of history. This scene looks really impressive! Excellent capture!

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durleybeachbum

11:37AM | Sun, 20 September 2009

A clever composition.

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Minda

12:03PM | Sun, 20 September 2009

oh wow!! This is amazing sandra!

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bugatti

12:33PM | Sun, 20 September 2009

bel colpo ...

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pspworkshop

12:50PM | Sun, 20 September 2009

Excellent image!!!

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JSGraphics

1:06PM | Sun, 20 September 2009

Outstanding work! Very Well Done!

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wysiwig

1:35PM | Sun, 20 September 2009

Wonderful collage. Fascinating history you won't find in a history class.

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Miska7

1:53PM | Sun, 20 September 2009

Very nice statue and lighting! Great post work. Really nice shot!

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magnus073

2:49PM | Sun, 20 September 2009

Sandra this really is a wonderful dedi to Jock and a splendid capture as well as history

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mgtcs

3:20PM | Sun, 20 September 2009

What a fantastic image my friend, perfect shot, thank you!

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bazza

3:24PM | Sun, 20 September 2009

Superb composition and lovely dedication. Very interesting history lesson also, Super captures and postwork well done!

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zak916

4:11PM | Sun, 20 September 2009

Fantastic photo and image my friend.

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SIGMAWORLD

4:32PM | Sun, 20 September 2009

Excellent photo!

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brycek

4:44PM | Sun, 20 September 2009

Fantastic photo and information!!

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myrrhluz

12:31AM | Mon, 21 September 2009

Excellent detail, well worth a zoom! I love the way you have put this together! Thanks for all the info. It was very interesting.

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Radar_rad-dude

11:17AM | Mon, 21 September 2009

Amazing and fascinating artwork and photo! Excellent descriptive kept me captivated to the end! A most wonderful and imformative addition to your gallery! Thank you again for sharing, Sandra! I very much appreciate your kind generosity!

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