ID | 170 |
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Images | |
Grid Ref | TQ3281 |
Project type | Unknown |
County | Greater London |
Site | London |
Site Name | London Wall |
Site Type | Large town |
Location Type | Unknown |
Context | Unknown |
Context Quality | 1 |
Object Period | 0 |
Material | Bronze |
Import | No |
Place of manufacture | London? |
Location | Museum of London |
Ref No | A23462 |
M/F | Male |
Form | Figurine |
Type | Human |
Name | Gladiator |
Bearded | No |
Standing/Seated | Standing |
Headgear | Gladiator's helmet |
Attributes | Yes |
Attribute description | Shield and missing sword |
Clothed | Yes |
Clothing description | Tunic, cuirass and greaves |
Drapery | No |
Condition | Missing lower left leg, worn |
Classical | 1 |
Quality | Classical 3 |
Photo | Yes |
Illustration | No |
Height | 64.00 |
Length | 0.00 |
Parallels | Menzel 1964, no 41; Fleischer 1967, no 196+197; Leibundgut 1976, no 36; Babelon and Blanchet 1895, 943-7; Reinach 1931, no 187 |
References | Pitts 1979, 82, no 150, pl 3+4; Toynbee 1964, 118-9; Wheeler 1930, 46-7 [Link to Bibliography] |
Description | Samnite; rather clumsy provincial style (Toynbee p119) Nice piece, unusual for Britain. Slightly worn but quite good condition. Well executed with lots of detail on clothing. |
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Last updated: Wed Feb 29 2012