Reproduction Gladiator Helmet
1916.07.0005
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Basic Information
| Artifact Identification | Reproduction Gladiator Helmet (1916.07.0005) |
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| Classification/ Nomenclature |
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| Artist/Maker | None |
| Geographic Location | |
| Period/Date | Early Roman Empire, Before 79 CE |
| Culture | Thracian |
| Location | On Exhibitin the Ancient Mediterranean exhibit |
Physical Analysis
| Dimension 1 (Height) | 37.2 cm |
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| Dimension 2 (Width) | 31.0 cm |
| Dimension 3 (Depth) | 22.2 cm |
| Weight | 7,689 g |
| Measuring Remarks | None |
| Materials | Metal--Bronze |
| Manufacturing Processes | Electrotyping, |
| Munsell Color Information | Dark Gray to Black (N 2.5/ 4.6% R) -Face part. Dark Gray (N 3.5/ 9.0% R) -Top part. Yellowish Gray (7.5Y 8/2) -Patina. |
Research Remarks
| Published Description | N/A |
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| Description | N/A |
| Comparanda | N/A |
| Bibliography | Astier, Marie-Benedicte. "Helmet of a Thracian Gladiator." Louvre Museum website, accessed 21 July 2015. http://www.louvre.fr/en/node/25146 Jacobelli, Luciana. Gladiators at Pompeii. Los Angeles: Getty Publications, 2003. Also see unpublished student paper by Cox and Kalaher, 2012P.0069. Kohne, Eckart and Cornelia Ewigleben, eds. Gladiators and Caesars: The Power of Spectacle in Ancient Rome. Los Angeles: University of California Press, 2000. Wisdom, Stephen. Gladiators: 100 BC-AD 200. Oxford: Osprey Publishing, 2001. |
Artifact History
| Archaeological Data | N/A |
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| Credit Line/Dedication | Classical Museum Purchase |
| Reproduction | yes |
| Reproduction Information | Original in National Museum, Naples per Jim Dengate. Illustration: J. Chiurazzi & Fils. Fonderie Artistiche Riunite. p. 430, Naples Museum no. 5649. |