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The Boxer at Rest (330 BC)

Discover the haunting story of the Boxer at Rest, an ancient Hellenistic bronze sculpture from 330 BC. This masterpiece depicts a fighter sitting alone immediately after a brutal bout. His broken nose, swollen ears, and copper-inlaid bleeding cuts reveal the harsh, unfiltered reality of ancient combat.
​Discovered in Rome in 1885, he had been carefully buried under a column capital and sifted earth for over 1,500 years to protect him from looters during the collapse of the Roman Empire. To this day, the identity of the fighter—and the genius sculptor who forged him—remains a complete mystery. Now housed in the Palazzo Massimo alle Terme in Rome, he continues to leave visitors speechless.


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