Terracotta Relief of a Gladiator

Culture: Roman

Period: 2nd century A.D.

Material: Terracotta

Dimensions: 12.7 cm high

Price: 1 800 Euro

Ref: 3573

Provenance: German collection Ingo Underberg, acquired on 26 June 2001 from Galerie Rhéa in Zurich, Switzerland. With the original invoice from 2001.

Condition: Fragment of beautiful quality.

Description: A detailed terracotta relief of a gladiator of the Provocator type. The heavily armed combatant faces to the left, holds the sword (gladius) in his left hand and the shield (scutum) in front of his chest. He wears a helmet with a high crest, a cuirass, as well as a ribbed loincloth (subligaculum). The slightly curved relief could have adorned the shield of a larger statuette. Mounted.