Cestus Collection

Boxer of Quirinal, also known as the Terme Boxer
Greek Art. Hellenistic. Boxer of Quirinal or the Terme Boxer. Bronze sculpture of the Hellenistic period (1st century B.C.). Boxer sitting at rest, with metal and leather dressings used for combat

Ancient Roman athletes boxing in leather gloves
Ancient Roman athletes boxing wearing a cestus (leather glove) on each hand

Roman Boxing W / Cestus
Detailed views of a Roman cestus, a leather glove used in ancient boxing

Boxers fighting in a ring, ancient Rome. The pugilists wear cesti or battle gloves and short tunics. Gladiateurs: Pugilats chez les Romains. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by L

Roman boxing gloves, bracelet and discus
Bracelet used by Roman and Greek military from the museum of Giovanni Pietro Bellori 1, strigil or bath scraper 2, metal discus in the Museo Oddi 3

Ancient boxing gloves or caestus
Boxing gloves or caestus, showing ways that Lottatori fighters bound their hands for combat. 1, 2, 3 from the Maffei Museum, and 4, 5 from an ancient urn in St. Stefano church, Piscinola

Classical musical instruments: lyres 1, 2, plectrum 3, cithara 4, lute 5, percussion instruments 6, 7, 8, 15, pan pipes 9, crotales 11, tuba 12, flutes 10, 14, 18, 19, triangle 16, cymbals 17

Roman boxing scene and three types of Cestus

ROMANS BOXING
Romans box with the CESTUS, a leather glove

4 ROMAN CESTI
Four versions of the Roman cestus, a leather glove used in ancient boxing. Date: ancient

ROMANS BOXING
Romans box with the CESTUS, a leather glove

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