Gladiator figurine
| Accession Nr.: | 8672 |
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| Type: | bronze, lead, gold and silver; archaeological artifacts |
| Date of production: |
2nd−3rd century
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| Materials: | bronze |
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| Dimensions: | width: 5.3 cm length: 9.2 cm thickness: 1cm |
This bronze figure is probably depicts the gladiator as a retiarius (net-fighter). The retiarius was one of the most popular types of Roman gladiator. Especially common in the second half of the second century and throughtout the third