Gladiator or Warrior
The man holds a small shield in his right hand to protect him from attack. Recent research on skeletons of gladiators has shown that they not only needed muscular power to succeed in their profession but also put on additional weight to protect their inner organs.
Artifact
| id |
id
5538
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|---|---|
| contentType |
contentType
object
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| stage |
stage
normalized
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| provenance |
provenance
Sheik of Pyramids (?); Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1930 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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| rightsUri |
rightsUri
CC0
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| language |
language
en
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| pageCount |
pageCount
1
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| source |
source
import
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Source image fields (5)
| thumbnailUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL7_54.1517_3QTR_BW.jpg |
|---|---|
| largeImageUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL7_54.1517_3QTR_BW.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL7_54.1517_3QTR_BW.jpg |
| imageCount | 1 |
| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/54.1517 |
Terms
Medium
cast bronze