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NM Ant 1710 :: sculpture

Object description: Head of a young athlete (probably a boxer), tilted to the left; he wears a cap made of leather straps over the short and curly hair; the ears are slightly swollen; his nose is straight and the lips are slightly parted. Hollow. Small, flaring rim at base of the head.

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References (2)

Inventory number

NM Ant 1710

Serie nummer

Object

Object, Swedish

Material

Material, Swedish

Brons

Acquisition

Purchased from the art dealer Alexopoulos in Athens through assistant Kjellberg, 1924.

Description

Head of a young athlete (probably a boxer), tilted to the left; he wears a cap made of leather straps over the short and curly hair; the ears are slightly swollen; his nose is straight and the lips are slightly parted. Hollow. Small, flaring rim at base of the head.

Period

Hellenistic

Exhibition - Current

Study Gallery

Description: Upstairs, in interaction with the Baghdad Cafe, opened in February 2009, the upper gallery. A rich variety of objects retrieved from the museum's storerooms, many of them shown for the first time. A series of booths filled to the brim with beautiful vases functions as a traditional study collection of ancient ceramics. Other booths highlights the thematic elements of the ancient world: the subject of everyday and festive, and images of gods, humans and animals. (www.medelhavsmuseet.se, 2009-07-13, google translate).
Time - Start: 2009-022009-02

Exhibition, Part of - Current

Study Gallery - Showcase 14:03.

Exhibition - Previously

Room 10 Milox

Description: Room 10, Central hall, 3 temporary showcases.Room%2010%2C%20Central%20hall%2C%203%20temporary%20showcases.
Time - Start: 20152015
Time - End: 2017-12-082017-12-08

Sportlov2015

Description: Monter som ställdes iordning inför sportlovet 2015. Oklart hur länge den fanns. Denna gjordes sannolikt om till "Främre Orienten 2017".
Time - Start: 2015-02-202015-02-20
Time - End: 20172017 [?]

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