Gladiator
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| Findspot |
Smyrna, Basilica
(Agora.1)
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| Writing Style | Charcoal |
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| Bibliography | Bagnall, R. S. et al., Graffiti from the Basilica in the Agora of Smyrna (2016): 261. |
| Commentary | Dipinto, largely faded, located on the eastern face of Pier A37, looking into the doorway, Bay 26. It is composed of thin black lines with a few highlights in red. The image depicts a male figure, a gladiator, in profile and advancing toward the right. The upper part of the body is better preserved, whereas most of the detailing of the legs has vanished. The man wears a helmet with long neck-guard and a balteus. The way his bust is depicted seems to suggest the presence of a long coat of scale armor, an element distinctive of images of secutores in later representations from the Eastern empire. |
| Suggested Citation | AGP-SMYD00261, The Ancient Graffiti Project, <https://ancientgraffiti.org/Graffiti/graffito/AGP-SMYD00261> [accessed: 21 Aug 2025] |