Inv. n°: MMoCA212

Roman Bronze plaque, Depicting a Soldier

Oval in form with projecting flange at the base, cast with a scene in relief, depicting a soldier facing right, possibly one of the Dioscuri, standing with his weight on his right leg, his left leg relaxed, the horse's reins in his right hand, the left arm held across the chest, holding his sword, armed in a helmet over his short wavy hair, a cloak draped over his left shoulder and right arm, wearing a short tunic beneath a cuirass and pteryges, and high-top sandals, his horse with the right foreleg and tail raised, a military trophy in the background framed by stars.

h. 20.3 cm

c. 1st-2nd century AD

Bronze

Provenance

  • Acquired at Christie's, New York, 9th December 2008, lot 161

Publications

  • M. Junkelmann, "Roman Militaria" in M. Merrony (ed.), Mougins Museum of Classical Art, France, 2011, p. 253, fig. 48

Exhibitions

  • Musée d'Art Classique de Mougins (MACM), Mougins, France, from June 2011

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