Spartacus
Spartacus
Spartacus
Spartacus
Spartacus
Spartacus
Spartacus
Spartacus
Spartacus
Spartacus
Spartacus
Spartacus
Spartacus
Spartacus
Spartacus
Spartacus
Spartacus
Spartacus
Spartacus
Spartacus
Spartacus
Spartacus

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A life-size statue of a dancer in the role of Spartacus, depicted with arms raised above the head and the left leg bent upwards at the knee, wearing a loincloth, and with a chain around the ankle of the right leg, mounted on a pedestal resembling a rock, all set on a rectangular concrete base.
Title

Spartacus

Date

1984

Medium

bronze

Measurements

H 240 x W 60 x D 90 cm;
Plinth: H 83 x W 100 x D 80 cm

Accession number

PO19_JD_S002

Acquisition method

commissioned by Chichester Festival Theatre

Work type

Statue

Owner

Tom Merrifield

Custodian

Chichester Festival Theatre

Work status

extant

Installation start date

1988

Installation end date

1988

Unveiling date

1988

Access

at all times

Signature/marks description

on the base, etched in script: © T Merrifield 2 / 9

Inscription description

on a metal plaque affixed to the concrete base at the front of the statue: SPARTACUS / BY / TOM MERRIFIELD

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Located at

Off Broyle Road, Chichester

PO19 6AD

Located to the north-west of Chichester Festival Theatre.