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© Museu d'Arqueologia de Catalunya - Barcelona
Omeka ID 2426
Procedència desconeguda
Roman world

gladiator the lamp

MAC BCN-014273

Object type
oil lamp
Production date
1 / 100
Fabric
undetermined high imperial production oil lamp
Museum
Museu d'Arqueologia de Catalunya - Barcelona
Culture
Roman world
Discovery location
Procedència desconeguda
Materials
pottery
Township
Desconegut
Technique
moulding
Where is it?
Exposició permanent
Dimensions
28 x 77 x 104 mm
Description
Volute lamp with the representation of a gladiator, possibly a Thracian, kneeling with his hands on his back. He is wearing a helmet with a pronounced edge but without a plume. is bare-chested and has a braided belt (balteus) that holds a loincloth (subligaculum) as the only clothing. The right forearm is protected with a sleeve (manica) and he seems to have possibly a sica, a short sword with a curved blade in his hand. He is also wearing greaves, pieces of leather and metal the protect the legs from the knees to the feet. In front, on the floor, is his oval shield and behind, there is a vertical object, difficult to identify, but it could be a trident, perhaps the gladiator's weapon, a retiarius, with which he has just fought.

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