On-line gallery
- Reference number
- E00168
- Author
- Roman workshop
- Title
- Figure in military dress
- Chronology
- Ca. 100
- Technique
- Sculpted
- Measures
- 203 cm x 97 cm x 59 cm
- School
- Ancient Art
- Theme
- Portrait
- On display
- Yes
- Procedence
- Royal Collection
The only ancient part of this sculpture is the torso bearing the anatomical armor adorned with the head of a protective Gorgon and a trophy with two Victories, dating from around 100 A.D. The head is from the seventeenth-century and is based on a portrait from the period of Trajan (98-117 A.D.). The lower part of the footwear, which is also modern, faithfully reproduces prototypes from the same period.
