Borghese Gladiator Vase mostly being cast in bronze

mostly being cast in bronze

As the founder of the academy in Athens

Nike's right arm is believed to have been raised

Acquired by Henry Lascelles

It is considered one of the Louvre's greatest treasures

Borghese Gladiator Vase mostly being cast in bronzeThe Borghese Gladiator Statuette. After the antique, Vincenzo Gemito, Italy 1880. The original antique marble was found in the early 1600`s, at Nettuna, south of Rome, among the ruins of a seaside palace belonging to Emperor Nero on the site of the ancient Antium. From the attitude of the figure it is clear that the statue represents not a gladiator, but a warrior contending with a mounted combatant. In the days when antique sculptures gained