Embossed marks. Signed "L. de Monthieres". Model no. 8100. 16x 2. Light body, painted metal green, wooden and brass spear. H 101 cm.

Gaulish prince Vercingetorix standing in pose with winged helmet and spear, on the terrain base at his feet the outstretched weapons. Slight traces of age, index finger of the right hand broken and glued, spearhead loosely attached.

Vercingetorix was a Celtic prince of the Arvernian tribe and led the great Gallic revolt against Julius Caesar in 52 BC, uniting numerous Gallic tribes with exceptional strategic skill. He became particularly famous for his scorched earth tactics, with which he deprived the Romans of supplies and resources, and his most famous resistance took place at the Battle of Alesia, where Vercingetorix was defeated by Caesar's legions after months of siege.

Provenance : Museum estate of Peter Kaus.

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