A good Parian figure of the Dying Gaul or Gladiator

A fine Parian figure of the Dying Gaul or Gladiator by Bates, Brown, Westhead and Moore after the Roman marble in the Capitoline Museum in Rome. The marble was itself a copy of a Greek original, probably bronze, and was restored in the 16^th century and later. Many copies in different media were made in later centuries.

The figure shows the Gaul with his curly hair and moustache, wearing a torc around his neck, wounded in the chest and sitting on his shield with his broken double-ended horn and his lion-headed sword and belt beside him.

This version has the manufacturer’s initials and is marked for the Crystal Palace Art Union.

The figure is illustrated in the Parian Phenomenon page 240 fig 793

Base : 38½ x 18½ cm (15” x 7.2”)

Condition: Good condition apart from a chip on the top left of the base.