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Male Figure from a Wrestling Group
(Ancient Greece )
Although shown here comfortably seated on a rock, this figure is most likely the losing partner in a wrestling match. Similar figures are shown being lifted, about to be thrown to the ground by their opponent. The facial features and hairstyle of the man are reminiscent of Alexander the Great.
Provenance
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Sale, Objets d'art antiques, Hotel Drouot, Paris, 12 Feb 1923, lot 177, pl. VI; Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1925, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 1979 | Aspects of Ancient Greece. Allentown Museum of Art, Allentown. |
Geographies
Egypt (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1925
Location in Museum
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
54.700