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The newly identified bronze statue reveals what may be a
female gladiator standing in a victory pose, while looking down at what
is presumably her fallen opponent. CREDIT: Photo by Alfonso Manas, University of Granada |
A small bronze statue dating back nearly 2,000 years may be that of a
female gladiator, a victorious one at that, suggests a new study.
If confirmed the statue would represent only the second depiction of a woman gladiator known to exist.
The gladiator statue shows a topless woman, wearing only a loincloth
and a bandage around her left knee. Her hair is long, although neat, and
in the air she raises what the researcher, Alfonso Manas of the
University of Granada, believes is a sica, a short curved sword used by gladiators. The gesture she gives is a "salute to the people, to the crowd," Manas said, an action done by victorious gladiators at the end of a fight.
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