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Antique boxing glove

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11 July 2023
Antique boxing glove
Antique boxing glove

Fragment of a sculpture of a boxer (pugil), which shows an antique boxing glove. This type of wrist protector was made of several layers of leather. Object dated to the 1st century CE; discovered on the site of the former Roman theater in Verona (Italy).

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