Bronze Borghese Gladiator

A stunning Neoclassical Gladiator bronze sculpture. The bronze represents the famous Greek sculpture of a young fighter portrayed in the act of protecting himself from the aggression of the enemy with the shield which, originally, had to be attached in the sculpture to the left arm raised on guard. Besides the high quality casting even captures the expression of terror on his face, as in the original model, make it one of the most important models of Neoclassical sculpture. The bronze figure with dark  patina rests on a wooden base. The dark patina showing age of the piece

unfortunately this piece has had repairs done to the arm as per pictures hence the low price

height 32cm

please look at the pictures the also form a large part of the description