07-07-2011, 10:33 AM
According to Junkelmann 2010 Picture 233 this Relief is from Rom (Vigna Aquari) and now on display at the Metropolitan New York.
It is a 3rd century relief, and as the Retiarius is not wearing a shoulder guard, his "half-tunik" is most probably a metallic armor.
I did not find any other clear depiction of a Scutum rounded of at the top in all the images in the Junkelmann, but a few Secutor or Murmillo Scutio are depicted rounded of at the bottom.
The most extreme are these two:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]
http://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]
As rounding off the bottom of a scutum seems to be a way to show the curved form of the shield in 2 dimensional art, this could of course also apply to the image above.
It is a 3rd century relief, and as the Retiarius is not wearing a shoulder guard, his "half-tunik" is most probably a metallic armor.
I did not find any other clear depiction of a Scutum rounded of at the top in all the images in the Junkelmann, but a few Secutor or Murmillo Scutio are depicted rounded of at the bottom.
The most extreme are these two:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]
http://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]
As rounding off the bottom of a scutum seems to be a way to show the curved form of the shield in 2 dimensional art, this could of course also apply to the image above.
Olaf Küppers - Histotainment, Event und Promotion - Germany
