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| Titles |
Gladiatrix Relief: |
| Name |
Trustees of the British Museum |
| Type of Resource |
three dimensional object |
| Genre |
Sculpture |
| Abstract |
A marble relief depicting two female gladiators, named Amazon and Achillia, in the inscriptions below. They are both armed with swords and shields attacking each other. Their helmets appear at the near the bottom of the relief on either side of the platform on which they stand. |
| Physical Location |
British Museum |
| URL |
http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=399637&partId=1&searchText=femal |
| Extent |
H: 65.6 cm ; W: 77.5 cm ; D: 16 cm |
| Form |
tactile material |
| Note |
Dates to c. 1st-2nd century CE. Marble relief commemorates either the discharge or release of the two female gladiators after a draw. |
| Access Condition |
Attributed to the Trustees of the British Museum under the license CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0 |
| Access Condition |
CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0 |
| Subject Local Name |
--Marble--Relief--Gladiator--Female--Amazon--Achillia--Equipment--Spectator--Spectacle--Roman--Inscription------1st c. CE--2nd c. CE |
| Note |
British Museum. “relief.” The British Museum Collections Online. Accessed November 22, 2017. http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=399637&partId=1&searchText=femal |