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| ID | 170 |
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| Images |
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| Grid Ref | TQ3281 |
| Project type | Unknown |
| County | Greater London |
| Site | London |
| Site Name | London Wall |
| Site Type | Large town |
| Location Type | Unknown |
| Context | Unknown |
| Context Quality | 1 |
| Object Period | 0 |
| Material | Bronze |
| Import | No |
| Place of manufacture | London? |
| Location | Museum of London |
| Ref No | A23462 |
| M/F | Male |
| Form | Figurine |
| Type | Human |
| Name | Gladiator |
| Bearded | No |
| Standing/Seated | Standing |
| Headgear | Gladiator's helmet |
| Attributes | Yes |
| Attribute description | Shield and missing sword |
| Clothed | Yes |
| Clothing description | Tunic, cuirass and greaves |
| Drapery | No |
| Condition | Missing lower left leg, worn |
| Classical | 1 |
| Quality | Classical 3 |
| Photo | Yes |
| Illustration | No |
| Height | 64.00 |
| Length | 0.00 |
| Parallels | Menzel 1964, no 41; Fleischer 1967, no 196+197; Leibundgut 1976, no 36; Babelon and Blanchet 1895, 943-7; Reinach 1931, no 187 |
| References | Pitts 1979, 82, no 150, pl 3+4; Toynbee 1964, 118-9; Wheeler 1930, 46-7 [Link to Bibliography] |
| Description | Samnite; rather clumsy provincial style (Toynbee p119) Nice piece, unusual for Britain. Slightly worn but quite good condition. Well executed with lots of detail on clothing. |
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