Lot Essay
For a recent discussion and depictions of the thraex, or Thracian, gladiator, see p. 51-57 in Köhne and Ewigleben, Gladiators and Caesars, The Power of Spectacle in Ancient Rome.
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CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
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A ROMAN MARBLE RELIEF FOR THE GLADIATOR DAREIOS
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
Depicting a thraex moving to the left, wearing quilted leg wrappings, high greaves, a belted loin cloth (subligaculum), and a brimmed helmet, its distinctive griffin crest not preserved, protecting his body with his rectangular convex shield (parmula) held in his left hand, and preparing to thrust with his sword held in his lowered right hand, a Greek inscription below with his name, Dareios, followed by three letters indicating that he won 82 contests (agones), a later perforation to the left of the shield from a secondary use
24 in. (60.9 cm.) high
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
Depicting a thraex moving to the left, wearing quilted leg wrappings, high greaves, a belted loin cloth (subligaculum), and a brimmed helmet, its distinctive griffin crest not preserved, protecting his body with his rectangular convex shield (parmula) held in his left hand, and preparing to thrust with his sword held in his lowered right hand, a Greek inscription below with his name, Dareios, followed by three letters indicating that he won 82 contests (agones), a later perforation to the left of the shield from a secondary use
24 in. (60.9 cm.) high
Provenance
U.K. Private Collection, 1976.
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