CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.

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TWO ROMAN TERRACOTTA GLADIATORS
Circa 1st Century A.D.
One a thraex lunging to the right, wearing a loin cloth (subligaculum) and a brimmed helmet, protected by an oblong shield (scutum) in his left hand, a greave (ocrea) on his advanced left leg, and a protective arm band (manica) on his bent right arm, holding a dagger in his right hand; and one wearing a loin cloth (subligaculum), a broad belt (balteus), shoulder pieces and greaves, his large high-crested, brimmed helmet with a perforated front visor, his right arm bent at his side, his left arm forward, possibly carrying his shield (scutum)
5¼ in. (13.3 cm) high for the first (2)

來源

Petzholtz Collection

拍品專文

The helmet of the second figure is not one of the regular types: its smooth crest suggests the helmet of a secutor but the perforated visor is like that of a murmillo. For a similar example see p. 139 in Köhne and Ewigleben, Gladiators and Caesars, The Power of Spectacle in Ancient Rome.