06-21-2011, 11:53 PM
Here's a scan of pic. 320, page 185 of the new edition of the Junkelmann book showing the stele of Euprepes:
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The caption reads as follows:
I checked now also the exhibition catalog of the gladiator exhibition "Gladiatoren in Ephesos - Tod am Nachmittag" in Selcuk to which Junkelmann refers in his caption. Concerning the helmet they write:
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The caption reads as follows:
Quote:Pic. 320 Grave stele of the provocator Euprepes from Mylasa (Turkey). The gladiator stands in the basic stance. Between his legs are shown long straps dangling down from the back of his belt, which seemed to be a regional specialty of the provacatores in parts of the Province Asia. The calotte of the helmet has a profiling resembling of locks of hair. Left from the head are three victory crowns, on the right side bar 10 further victory crowns. 2nd/3rd century AD. Milas, Milas Museum, according to GROSSSCHMIDT/KANZ (ed.) 2002, 81
I checked now also the exhibition catalog of the gladiator exhibition "Gladiatoren in Ephesos - Tod am Nachmittag" in Selcuk to which Junkelmann refers in his caption. Concerning the helmet they write:
Quote:...His helmet with a broad brim reaches down to his shoulders and has a rectangular visor; several chamfers present a part of decoration in hammered-sheet...
