Minoan Youths Boxing Bronze Sculpture - Santorini Thera fresco 16th century BCE

This is the earliest known evidence for the use of gloves. The boxing boys fresco which has inspire this sculpture is one of many well preserved frescoes from the island of Thera (Santorini). Thera was destroyed by a violent volcanic eruption, probably in the 16th century BCE, preserving much of the art there. All our bronze items, are cast in Greece, using the traditional 'lost wax' method. Each piece is unique.(115) Details: Condition: New, Made in Greece. Material: Pure Bronze with Green patina Height: 25 cm - 10 inches Width: 18 cm - 7 inches Weight: 1.3 Kg

• This is the earliest known evidence for the use of gloves. The boxing boys fresco which has inspire this sculpture is one of many well preserved frescoes from the island of Thera (Santorini)
• The Minoan Civilization thrived in the Bronze age (in roughly 3,000 BC) within the Aegean. The center of this civilization was Crete and the Palace of Knossos
• Material: Pure Bronze with Green patina
• Height: 25 cm - 10 inches - Width: 18 cm - 7 inches - Weight: 1.3 Kg
• Handmade in Greece