Gladiator helmet, greaves and shoulder guard piled together as one printable stack - the kit between bouts, off the body and waiting on a bench. Period: Roman antiquity, 1st c. BCE - 3rd c. CE.
Equipment storage in the armamentarium of a Roman ludus was practical: helmets resting on their crowns, greaves leaning against them, occasional manica arm-guards laid on top. Armor was the lanista's property and counted in and out daily. This stack captures that lived-in inventory rather than parade display - dented metal, leather straps unbuckled, bronze hinges visible.
Painting tips
- Bronze: warm brass highlights, verdigris in the recesses.
- Leather straps: dark oxblood, edges lighter.
- Iron parts: blue-grey wash with steel highlights.
Historical sources & further reading
- Pompeii ludus inventory reliefs
- Pliny, Naturalis Historia (bronze working)
⚠ Small parts. Not suitable for children under 14.





