Halteres were a type of dumbbells used in ancient Greek sports, as lifting weights and also as weights in their version of the long jump. The halter in the second picture belonged to Spartan athlete Akmatidas, the winner of a pentathlon competition in the Ancient Olympic Games [1010×1480]
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The halter is dated back to 550-525 BCE, and is now housed at the Museum of the History of the Olympic Games of antiquity.
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