Praetorian Guard Costume with Sword, Spear, and Shield

Sold Stock #142237 | Sold Jan 25 2022

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A Praetorian Guard costume with a sword, spear, and shield from Ridley Scott's Academy Award®-winning historical drama Gladiator. Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix) inherited the Praetorian Guard, an elite unit of the Imperial Roman Army, as his personal bodyguards when he became Emperor.

This costume consists of a black foam-padded fiberglass and leather helmet marked "SR16P", black plastic lorica segmentata armor labeled "JOSE ALBERTO 19", pairs of matching greaves and bracers with leather and metal details, brown-and-black leather pteruges, a dark purple woolen cape, a matching tunic and trousers, a metal and wooden sword, a canvas sheath, a wooden spear, and a wood-reinforced resin scutum shield with a red-and-black canvas cover. The lot is in good overall condition with various chips, scratches, and some rust to the small metal elements from usage and age throughout. Dimensions (spear): 87" x 4" x 3" (221 cm x 10 cm x 7.75 cm); (shield): 51 1/2" x 23" x 12" (131 cm x 58.5 cm x 30.5 cm)

This item is located in London.