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THBFine Roman Bronze Murmillo Gladiator Figurine
Lot 46c
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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- Lot Description
Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 2nd century CE. A stunning figurine depicting a standing murmillo (also murmillo, myrmillo) class gladiator wearing knee-high greaves and simple boots on both legs. The figure presents in a striding pose with an extended left leg while wearing a cloth wrap around his waist and right shoulder. The gladiator stands in a readying pose with his left arm extended as if holding a shield and brandishes a typical Roman gladius in his right hand. His right forearm is covered by a manica (arm guard) and he wears a plumed helmet with a crested face lining and a vertical nasal bridge flanked with two petite eye holes. Smooth layers of lustrous green patina have developed across all surfaces and create an encapsulating appearance evocative of ancient Roman splendor! Size: 1.5" W x 2.75" H (3.8 cm x 7 cm); 3.4" H (8.6 cm) on included custom stand.
Cf. The J. Paul Getty Museum, object number 96.AB.278
Another example of a slightly larger size hammered for $20,000 at Christie’s, New York “Antiquities” auction (sale 2232, December 11, 2009, lot 174)
Provenance: ex-estate of Eldert Bontekoe, Pegasi Numismatics, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA, acquired before 2000
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#158892Loss to original left hand and shield as shown. Minor abrasions to limbs, body, and helmet, with very light encrustations within some recessed areas. Wonderful preservation to bodily details and fantastic patina throughout.Condition
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