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5th June 2011, 12:17 AM
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What is this?
This bronze appears on the cover of one of my books but there is no photo credit anywhere. I've been trying to locate a title for the work or, better yet, a high quality photo. Figured someone here might know where to find it or, better yet, what it's called. I tried to paste a photo but can't so here's the link to my Picasa. Hope it works!
https://picasaweb.google.com/rsrice....2yiKL-zOfywAE# 
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#2
5th June 2011, 04:49 AM
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Here's what I know off the top of my head: it's classical Greek, if not in actuality, than in style. It may well be Zeus; Poseidon would have a trident.
It could be part of a group. I don't think I've seen a statue of Zeus sitting down, come to think of it, but he's the first figure I thought of. What is the title of the book? The context may help. Did you try Wikipedia? Try Greek sculpture, which is huge, but googling male figures in Greek sculpture won't get you too far, either!
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#3
5th June 2011, 05:13 AM
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Book title and author?
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5th June 2011, 05:16 AM
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It's the Boxer of Quirinal. The straps on his hands caught my eye and thinking them unlikely to be for warmth, I imagined them to be boxing gloves. I found him using "greek bronze male boxer sitting" in a GIS.
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#6
5th June 2011, 05:18 AM
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http://ejmas.com/jcs/2010jcs/jcsart_murray_1007.html
Here ya go!!! Almost at the very bottom of the page. Appears to be called Terme Boxer. ETA Damn you BT. EETA Like BT, I found them on a page dedicated to ancient boxing gloves. Unlike BT, it was a fluke as I gave up trying to find statues of Socrates and started looking for seated bronze statues of Plato and it was a fluke that all the terms were on this page. Last edited by Joey P; 5th June 2011 at 05:23 AM.
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#8
5th June 2011, 05:57 AM
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Damn, you guys are good.
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#9
5th June 2011, 04:14 PM
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And this is why I came to you peeps.
Honestly, that was freakin' AWESOME! I'm still laughing in amazement, but I knew if anyone could figure it out, it would be someone here. Thanks a ton. BTW: The book is called Naked Warrior by Pavel and is a strength and conditioning manual using bodyweight-only exercises. Now excuse me as I stand and applaud y'all.
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#10
5th June 2011, 05:11 PM
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Men!
You only show up here when you want something...
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#12
6th June 2011, 08:58 AM
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I'm a heathen. I've read that book a dozen times and still didn't recognize the pictures in the OP.
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#13
6th June 2011, 03:50 PM
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6th June 2011, 03:51 PM
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Fair enough!
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8th June 2011, 06:23 PM
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