Warrior of Vachères

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Illustration

Jeffrey King
by Daniele Giannotti
published on 05 June 2019

The Warrior of Vachères (or Le Guerrier de Vachères) is a Gallo-Roman statue of a soldier. The soldier wears a Celtic torc necklace, and has a long oval shield, making his identity as a Roman Gaul unmistakeable. He also wears a chainmail shirt and cloak, and has a sword on his hip.

It was made in the Augustean period, sometime between the late 1st Century BCE and the early 1st Century CE. The statue was found in Vachères, Alpes de Haute-Provence, France. It is on display in the Calvet Museum in Avignon, France.

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Giannotti, D. (2019, June 05). Warrior of Vachères. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10888/warrior-of-vacheres/

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Giannotti, Daniele. "Warrior of Vachères." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified June 05, 2019. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10888/warrior-of-vacheres/.

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