12.621. Gladiator memorial for Fortis

Description:
A white marble altar-stele with moulding above and below on three sides (H. 0.89 x W. 0.41 x D. 0.385).; The relief is of a gladiator, a retiarius, inclined to his left. His right arm is bent and his hand rests on his right hip, with the net hanging over it. In his left hand he holds upright his trident, with two prongs, and a small square object resting on it.
Text:
Inscribed on face
Letters:
0.03, lunate sigma.
Date:
Second to third centuries A.D. (content, lettering)
Findspot:
Walls, South (east part) with 12.622 and 12.615 during excavation
Original Location:
Unknown
Last recorded location:
Museum
History of discovery:
Recorded by the NYU expedition in 1975 (excavation inventory 75.90)
Bibliography:
Published by Roueché, PPA 29
Text constituted from:
Transcriptions (Reynolds, Roueché) This edition Roueché (2007).
1 Φόρτις
1ΦΟΡΤΙΣ
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
Φόρτις
</ab>

Translation:

Fortis.

Commentary:

The representation of the net is unusual (Gladiateurs, 67), but not unknown (ibid., 101 no.40). The name is drawn from Latin, and provides a simple physical attribute.

Photographs:

Face (1975)
 Face (1975)
Face (1989)
 Face (1989)
Face (1990)
 Face (1990)

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