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Depicted turning left holding a large oblong shield ('scutum') in his left hand, a dagger in his right, wearing a crested helmet ('galea') and a protective arm band ('manica'), greave in his advanced left leg.

h. 53.4 x w. 33 cm

c. 2nd century AD

Marble

Provenance

Sotheby's London, 12th December 1988, lot 336
Axel Guttmann Collection (1988-2002), Berlin, Germany
Christie's, "The art of warfare: The Axel Guttmann collection Part I", sale 9482, 2nd June 2002, lot 117
American private collection
Acquired at Bonhams, "Antiquities", sale 17855, 6th October 2010, lot 158

Publications

Sotheby's London, 12th December 1988, lot 336, p. 143
Christie's, The Art of Warfare: The Axel Guttmann collection Part I, sale 9482, 2nd June 2002, lot 117, p. 139
Bonhams, Antiquities, sale 17855, 6th October 2010, lot 158
J. Pollini, "Roman Marble Sculpture" in M. Merrony (ed.), Mougins Museum of Classical Art, France, 2011, p. 110, fig. 81

Exhibitions

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

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Roman Marble Relief of a Murmillo Gladiator

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