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Bear and Gladiator
ca. 1885-1890
terracotta
(18th and 19th Centuries )
(18th and 19th Centuries )
A "retiarius," a Roman gladiator who fought with a trident and net, is being crushed in the paws of a bear and has already lost consciousness.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Hermann Terrell [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1947, by gift.
Exhibitions
| 1987 | The National Sculpture Society Celebrates the Figure. The National Sculpture Society, New York; Port of History Museum, Philadelphia. |
Geographies
France (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 11 1/4 in. (28.5 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Hermann Terrell, 1947
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
27.515