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    Gladiator, overview. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)

Gladiator

Date
3rd C. AD?, Roman
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
NoEx63.003
Material
Marble, Stone
Object Type
Sculpture
Sculpture Type
Funerary Relief, Gladiator
Site
Sardis
Findspot
In the Pactolus bed, just S of the bridge over the Izmir-Salihli highway.
Description

The gladiator’s helmet has a protective flap covering his neck; the face is exposed. His round shield, covering the front and l. side of his body, has a small elongated knob in the front center, cf. Cat. 153 (Fig. 298). His body does not seem to be padded, except on the legs. He carries a sword in his r. hand.

The pose and size are exactly the same as Cat. 153, and the workmanship is similar. The two may well have been done by the same hand, on similar types of stelai.

Dimensions
H 0.325; W 0.18; Th. background 0.023; Th. relief ca. 0.02.
Comments
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Author
NHR