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| Keywords: Greek - Wrestlers - Walters 54742.jpg The knotted hairstyle of the wrestlers indicates that they are professional competitors participating in one of the most popular Greek athletic contests Contestants were not permitted to strike blows but were allowed to break their opponents' bones century 2 1 BC Hellenistic solid cast bronze cm 15 2 7 4 8 1 accession number 54 742 34443 Joseph Brummer New York date and mode of acquisition unknown Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1931 From Alexander to Cleopatra Greek Art of the Hellenistic Age The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1988-1989 Sport in Ancient Greece Palais des beaux-arts Brussels Belgium Brussels 1992 Games for the Gods The Greek Athlete and the Olympic Spirit Museum of Fine Arts Boston Boston 2004 Heroes Mortals and Myths in Ancient Greece The Walters Art Museum Baltimore; Frist Center for the Visual Arts Nashville; San Diego Museum Of Art San Diego; Alexander S Onassis Public Benefit Foundation USA New York 2009-2011 place of origin Greece Walters Art Museum license Ancient Greek sculptures in the Walters Art Museum Art from Greece Statues of ancient Greek and Roman athletes Sculptures of wrestling | ||||
