A borghese gladiator bronze statue after Agasias
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A Borghese Gladiator Bronze statue after the Greek sculptor Agasias the son of Dositheus (Greek, active 100 BC). Measurment including the marble base are 20 inches x 18 inches by 8 inches wide.The work is known as the Borghese Gladiator and it is resting on a marble base meauring 20 inches by 20 inches. Agasias ,was the son of Dositheus, sculptor of the Borghese Gladiator.He is mentioned in a Greek inscription, from which it appears that he exercised his art in Delos while that island was under Roman sway; probably some time about 100 BC.He probably sculpted a striking figure of a warrior now in the National Archaeological Museum, Athens.
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Excellent casting and condition.
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A borghese gladiator bronze statue after Agasias
Estimate $800 - $1,200
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