Inventory Number: | T 2384 | |
Section Number: | ΠΠ 28 | |
Title: | Arm of Boxer with Caestus | |
Category: | Terracotta | |
Description: | Fingers indicated simply by grooves; in the palm of the hand a small cup or bowl ? Elaborate gouged decoration suggests a long fitting sleeve (caestus), cf. Gardiner (1930), Athletics of the Ancient World, fig. 178. Preserved from point just above elbow. Dark red wash on sleeve, with traces of white. Red clay. ADDENDA T 2452, T 3019, T 1371 were made from the same mould. | |
Context: | Central Area, N-S Trench I. | |
Negatives: | Leica, LXIX-17 | |
Dimensions: | L. 0.065 | |
Material: | Terracotta | |
Date: | 5 June 1947 | |
Section: | ΠΠ | |
Grid: | B 17 | |
Period: | Roman | |
Bibliography: | Agora VI, no. 1032, p. 79, pl. 29. | |
Is Similar To: | Agora:Object:Gardiner (1930), fig. 178. | |
References: | Publication: Agora VI Publication Page: Agora 6, s. 104, p. 92 Image: 2012.54.0516 (LXIX-17) Notebook: Κ-9 Notebook: ΠΠ-1 Notebook: ΠΠ-2 Notebook Page: Κ-9-37 (pp. 1664-1665) Notebook Page: ΠΠ-1-41 (pp. 70-71) Notebook Page: ΠΠ-2-13 (pp. 216-217) Card: T 2384 |