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, and cestus bindings with metal knuckledusters used by lottatore or fighters from the Museo Fabretti 4 and Museo di Portici 5. Copperplate engraving by Domenico Pronti from his own New Collection Representing Religious, Civil and Military Costumes of the Ancient Egyptians, Etruscans, Greeks and Romans, Nuova Raccolta Rappresentante I Costumi Religiosi Civili e Militari, Rome, 1805

Ancient Egyptians Bindings Boxing Glove Cestus Civil And Military Costumes Classical Art Domenico Pronti Etruscans Gladiator Greeks And Romans New Collection Representing Religious Strigil Wrestling

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