The Seated Boxer Analysis

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The Seated Boxer is a Hellenistic bronze statue made with the lost wax method. The statue portrays a seated boxer with his head turned to the right with his mouth slightly open which looks as if he is in the middle of a conversation with someone after his match. His arms, with what looks to be ancient Greek boxing gloves made with strips of leather attached to what seems like brass knuckles fitted with wooden padding, rests on his knees. The figure is represented in “heroic nude” apparent in Hellenistic art. The face of the figure expresses the mental and physical exhaustion one would see on a person after a brutal boxing match. His face exhibits several cuts and bruises from having received several brutal blows to the face. His broken nose