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Bronze hand of a boxer

The Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York City, United States

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Title: Bronze hand of a boxer
Date Created: 1st–2nd century A.D.
Physical Dimensions: H. 3 in. (7.6 cm); width 4 3/8 in. (11.1 cm); length 7 11/16 in. (19.5 cm)
Type: Hand of a Roman boxer wearing a caestus (boxing glove)
External Link: http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/257574
Medium: Bronze
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Period: Imperial
Culture: Roman

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