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Relief depicting a palaistra scene
Roman
Imperial Period
1st century A.D.
Place of Manufacture: Italy, Campania
Medium/Technique
Terracotta
Dimensions
40.1 x 40 cm (15 13/16 x 15 3/4 in.); Legacy dimension: 0.401 H. 0.4 L.
Credit Line
Bartlett Collection—Museum purchase with funds from the Francis Bartlett Donation of 1900
Accession Number03.883
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsArchitectural elements
DescriptionThis relief shows reliefs placed between the columns of a Corinthian gabled facade. Winged Tritons are shown in the gables, and in the intercolumnar spaces are reliefs, from left to right showing: (1), (2) boxers with cestus, (3) statue of Herakles, (4) an athlete cleaning his strigil, and (5) a victor with a palm.
ProvenanceBy 1903: with Edward Perry Warren (according to his records: Campanian); purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren, March 1903