Terracotta statuette of a gladiator
Unknown
1st–2nd century CE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art
The gladiator wears protective body armor and carries a shield and short sword. He can be identified by the helmet with eyeholes as a secutor, who was usually matched against a retiarius wielding a trident and net. Such a pair mimicks the contest between a fish and a fisherman.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 1st–2nd century CE
- Medium
- Terracotta
- Culture
- Roman
- Department
- Greek and Roman Art
- Credit line
- Rogers Fund, 1910
