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Bronze statuette of young athlete
information unknown450 B.C. - 400 B.C.
Civic Museums of Reggio Emilia
Reggio Emilia, Italy
Bronze statuette which represents a young athlete, standing on his left leg. In his right hand he holds a long “strigil” (bronze or iron tool for body grooming). It was found in Servirola of San Polo d’Enza (Reggio Emilia).
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- Title: Bronze statuette of young athlete
- Creator: information unknown
- Date: 450 B.C. - 400 B.C.
- Location: Musei Civici di Reggio Emilia
- Period: iron age
- Excavation: Campo Servirola – San Polo d’Enza (Reggio Emilia)
- Date of discovery: during XIX century
- Bibliography: A.Maggiani, E.Pellegrini, A.C. Saltini , A. Serges : l’Eta’ del ferro nel Reggiano. I materiali delle collezioni dei Civici Musei di Reggio Emilia , v.I Reggio Emilia 1992, pp.203-362
- Author of discovery: Gaetano Chierici
- Type: Archaeological finding
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