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Photograph by Ed Pollard, Canon  EOS 5D Mark II digital slr-2014.
Gladiator
Photograph by Ed Pollard, Canon  EOS 5D Mark II digital slr-2014.
Photograph by Ed Pollard, Canon EOS 5D Mark II digital slr-2014.

Gladiator

Artist Unknown
CultureRoman
Date1st century C.E.
MediumMarble
Dimensions88 3/4 x 36 x 31 1/2 in. (225.4 x 91.4 x 80 cm)
Base: 23 1/2 in. (59.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number77.392
On View
Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 108
DescriptionLarge standing figure of a gladiator, made of stone with an engraved helmet and tools.

Label TextRoman Gladiator, 1st century C.E. Marble, 88 3/4 x 36 x 31 1/2 in. Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 77.392ProvenanceVincenzo Giustiniani, 17th century Roman banker. William Petty Fitzmaurice, First Marquess of Lansdowne, London, 18th century collection. Restored in Italy, probably in 18th century. Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. to the Chrysler Museum of Art, 1977.
New photography by Ed Pollard captured with a digital camera-2008.
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1st century C.E.
New photography by Ed Pollard captured with a digital camera-2008.
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1st century BC-1st century AD
Photograph by Ed Pollard, Canon  EOS 5D Mark II digital slr-2014.
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1st century C.E.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
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2nd century A.D.
New photography by Ed Pollard captured with a digital camera-2008.
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ca. 200 A.D.-299 A.D.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
Unknown
3rd century B.C.-3rd century A.D.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera - 2006.
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2nd century BC-1st century BC
New photography captured by Shannon Ruff with a digital camera - 2006.
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1st century A.D.-2nd century A.D.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
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ca. 99 BC-0 BC
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2008.
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1st century A.D.-2nd century A.D.