Terracotta gladiator figurine, unknown Southern Italian workshop, terracotta, male figurine. Figure of a gladiator ready for battle on a high base. Legs wide apart, left leg bent, right leg straight. On the calves are greaves reaching above the knees. In his right, bent hand he holds a dagger, and in the other a four-sided shield. He is dressed in a short draped tunic and wears a helmet. The Latin inscription PACILI is visible on the reverse of the base. Preservation condition: part of the base filled with plaster, partial shield and back of the head broken off, reflections, cracks. 2nd–1st century BC, Southern Italy, figurine; height 13 cm, width 7 cm., A weathered stone figurine of a human-like figure standing on a rectangular base, shown against a solid gray background; the figure wears a hood and has a rounded head with faint facial features, a sloped shoulder and an arm bent across the torso, and a curved object or draped element over one shoulder; the surface is rough and pitted ...
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Terracotta gladiator figurine, unknown Southern Italian workshop, terracotta, male figurine. Figure of a gladiator ready for battle on a high base. Legs wide apart, left leg bent, right leg straight. On the calves are greaves reaching above the knees. In his right, bent hand he holds a dagger, and in the other a four-sided shield. He is dressed in a short draped tunic and wears a helmet. The Latin inscription PACILI is visible on the reverse of the base. Preservation condition: part of the base filled with plaster, partial shield and back of the head broken off, reflections, cracks. 2nd–1st century BC, Southern Italy, figurine; height 13 cm, width 7 cm., A weathered stone figurine of a human-like figure standing on a rectangular base, shown against a solid gray background; the figure wears a hood and has a rounded head with faint facial features, a sloped shoulder and an arm bent across the torso, and a curved object or draped element over one shoulder; the surface is rough and pitted with visible chips and cracks, and the visible colors are beige, light tan, off-white, and hints of gray.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A19_187

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Terracotta gladiator figurine unknown Southern Italian workshop terracotta male figurine Figure gladiator ready battle high base Legs wide apart left leg bent right leg straight calves greaves reaching knees right bent hand holds dagger four-sided shield dressed short draped tunic wears helmet Latin inscription PACILI visible reverse base Preservation condition part base filled plaster partial shield back head broken off reflections cracks 2nd–1st century BC Southern Italy figurine height 13 cm width 7 cm weathered stone figurine human- figure standing rectangular base shown solid gray background figure wears hood rounded head faint facial features sloped shoulder arm bent across torso curved object draped element shoulder surface rough pitted visible chips visible colors beige light tan off-white hints gray.

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