ROMAN BRONZE FIGURINE OF MURMILLO GLADIATOR
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Ca. 100 AD.A bronze figurine of a gladiator with a scaled arm guard, small sword, and large rectangular shield. Gladiators were famous in ancient Rome for their combat skills and bravery in the arena. The Murmillo was a class of gladiator that developed in the 100 AD and was often paired with the Thraex for gladiatoral combats. For similar see: Christie's, Live Auction 5524, Axel Guttmann Collection of Ancient Arms and Armour, Part 2, 28 April 2004, Lot 171. Size: L:50mm / W:30mm ; 55g Provenance: Private UK collection; from an old London collection formed in the 1990s.
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ROMAN BRONZE FIGURINE OF MURMILLO GLADIATOR
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