Bronze sculpture of wrestling athletes taken from a marble relief from Acropolis museum.

Museum quality metal art, Chemically oxidized (patina) as the original shown in Museums.



In ancient Greece, wrestling was the supreme contest of the Olympic Games. Wrestling to the Greeks was not only part of a soldier's training regimen, but also a part of everyday life. Youth did not only learn grammar, rhetoric, and mathematics, but young men also went through physical training which consisted of dancing and the art of wrestling. Boys were paired up and learned the art of wrestling in their master's palaestra, or private exercise court built onto the house of a schoolmaster, under the supervision of their instructor. The Greek recognized wrestling as a means of development of grace and symmetry in a vigorous activity that demands a high degree of skill and physical fitness. In ancient times, the awards were not medals but a sacred olive tree wreath. The competition was open to all Greek men who were not slaves. They could also be of any social status.



Height 11.5 cm

Width 21.5 cm

Weight 600 gr



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