Drawing of a gladiator
((:caput gladiatoris ad sin.))
| Description of Drawing (English): | head of gladiator facing left |
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| Findspot: |
Smyrna, Basilica
(Agora.1)
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| Drawing Category: | Gladiators |
| Writing Style: | charcoal |
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| Bibliography: | Bagnall, R. S. et al., Graffiti from the Basilica in the Agora of Smyrna (2016): 78. |
| Commentary: | The ink is mostly faded. The bust, seen from behind, is drawn in three-quarter, turned to the left. The image can be identified as a large crested gladiatorial helmet and a breastplate that covers also part of the back. The dipinto was probably meant to be a close-up of the gladiator depicted in D1.2. |
| Suggested Citation: | AGP-SMYD00011, The Ancient Graffiti Project, <https://ancientgraffiti.org/Graffiti/graffito/AGP-SMYD00011> [accessed: 21 Nov 2024] |
| Contributions: |
Editor: Roger S. Bagnall Principal Contributor: Roger S. Bagnall Last Revision: 2016-10-03 |
