Circa 1st-2nd century AD. A cast two-piece statuette featuring a naked male with curled hair, headband and leaves at the temples; the right arm raised, the hand gripping a spike; the left arm flexed, supporting a knotted cape draped over the shoulder and forearm; the left leg straight and right leg slightly raised; the chest and abdomen muscular.

PROVENANCE:
From an old English collection.

FOOTNOTES:
A gladiator in similar pose, with cloak and stake, is depicted in a mosaic in the Galleria Borghese, Rome.