LARGE ROMAN GLADITORIAL RELIEF EUROPE, MID SECOND
carved marble, a kinetic gladiatorial scene, in the upper register two venator are seen spearing a pair of bulls, a wild boar at the centre is seen preparing to strike at one of the men; in the lower register a venator is seen flying through the air having been hit by a charging bull, to the side a second figure is shown stabbing a wild cat in the back whilst its attention is divided by a dead boar, raised on a bespoke mount (Dimensions: 76cm across)
(76cm across)
Footnote: Provenance: Private collection, United Kingdom, acquired 1980's - 1990's
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carved marble, a kinetic gladiatorial scene, in the upper register two venator are seen spearing a pair of bulls, a wild boar at the centre is seen preparing to strike at one of the men; in the lower register a venator is seen flying through the air having been hit by a charging bull, to the side a second figure is shown stabbing a wild cat in the back whilst its attention is divided by a dead boar, raised on a bespoke mount (Dimensions: 76cm across)
(76cm across)
Footnote: Provenance: Private collection, United Kingdom, acquired 1980's - 1990's
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