Mini Roman Elephant

Product Description: This 3.7cm wide Roman Elephant is made from resin that is painted with an antique bronze finish. It is supplied with a full-colour information card that has an image of a Roman elephant taken from a coin. There is also historical information which explains how elephants were used in parades, as sculptures and on coins. The elephant and folded card are supplied in a clear box.

Information: Elephants were often featured in Roman times. Claudius is said to have paraded to Colchester with a procession of elephants as he began the conquest of Britain. Elephants were also used in the amphitheatre, as were many other exotic animals.

Our sculpture is based on a Roman original. Just as today, animals were often the subject of art.

The image on the packaging is taken from a coin struck by a military mint travelling with Julius Caesar c.49 BC. It depicts an elephant stamping on a snake with the name CAESAR underneath.

In Roman times coins were used as newspapers and this coin was minted to say Caesar’s army (the elephant) had defeated the Gauls (the snake).