Equipment not from Pompeii

[Gashford]

Hello all

Happy Christmas/Saturnalia and I hope you've all had a good time with friends, family and slaves alike

I have become increasingly interested in gladiatorial equipment not from Pompeii but amd struggling to really find much at all. I can get a good enough idea of items from various iconography but wondered about actual gladiatorial equipment not from Pompeii. Has much been found at all, if so can anyone help and point me in the right direction either with links or book references as I seem to have come to a dead halt.

My thanks for any help or assistance you might be able to offer.

Kindest regards

Graham

[caiusbeerquitius]

There is a trident head from London, then there is a probabale provocator helmet in the BM. then there´s loads of parts from all over the empire. You will find a good catalogue in here:
[url:32cclf1w]http://www.amazon.co.uk/Gladiatoren-Das-Spiel-Mit-Dem/dp/3805337973/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1293460306&sr=8-1[/url]

[john m roberts]

Graham,
There are three gladiator helms on this side of the pond that may be from somewhere other than Pompeii. None has a definite provenance. Interestingly, all three are brimmed and crested types, without visors. Two have cheekplates. They may be of republican date. One is in Toronto, one in Detroit and one at the Higgins Armory in Worcester, Massachusetts

[Medusa Gladiatrix]

There is a gladiator helmet (murmillo) on display at the British Museum. Another one at the Neues Museum in Berlin (the same house where also Nofretete found her new home). The one from the British Museum dates from the 1st century and originates from Italy, though.

The origin of the Berlin helmet is not known, but presumably the helmet dates to the early 2nd century because of its shape. Unfortunately I don't have a pic of this on my computer but only on my cell phone.

[richard robinson]

Somwhere on RAT there was mentioned an iron(?) galerus from the Netherlands
regards
Richard

[Gashford]

Thanks for the information everyone, there's plenty to be looking at here. I will try and track down the galerus that sounds ver interesting.

I guess for the most part its carry on with the few original pieces we have and then grave stele, mosaics etc ... for the other sranger looking guess work versions.

Kind regards

Graham

[Olaf]

Hi Graham,
sorry for the late reply.
I have just updated my collection of Gladiatorial pictures on Flickr.
Since you are looking for non Pompejan stuff here are some helmets on display in the USA form the late Republican Period, when Gladiators still fought without visors protecting the face:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/
Note that on some of these the cheekguards are missing.

Also here is the Galerus from a Belgian museeum:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/40060535@N0..._592238259

And here is the 2nd Century helmet on display in Berlin:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/

There is also the helmet in the British museum where the actualy find spot is unknown:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/
Junkelmann considers the workamnship of this one to be much cruder than those from Pompeji.

Lastly there is the Provocator helmet bowl from Hawkedon:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]

I have not found a picture of the London Trident online, but here is a reconstruction comissioned by me:
http://www.armorymarek.com/public/defaul...eg/u44.jpg

Sadly the later Gladiatorial helmets and gear can only be reconstructed from artwork and so always have to be considered hypothetic.