Rome / oil lamp fragment with gladiator motif / Ceramic / Glaze

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Record Details

Object Identifier: 0000.00.0731
Object Name: oil lamp fragment with gladiator motif
Collections: Kelsey Permanent Artifact Collections
Lot: Meader, Cecil
Object Category: Artifact
Object Type: Lamps
Full Artifact Description: Fine pale buff clay with worn brown glaze. Back part of top of lamp and adjoining sides. Grooved rim. In center of discus is standing figure of gladiator, back turned, lower part of legs missing. Wears crested helmet and loin cloth, arm guard on right arm, sword in right hand and long shield on left arm.
Materials: Ceramic; Glaze

Measurements

Weight: 21g
Length: 7.3
Width: 5.2
Measurement Notes: Length: 7.2 cm; Width: 5.2 cm; Height: 2.3 cm

Provenance

Provenance: Italy
Site: Rome

Publications and Exhibitions

Technical Details

Collection: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Art & Artifact Collection
Image Size: 1605 x 1519
File Size: 113 KB
Record: 0000.00.0731
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-0000.00.0731/0000_00_0731p01.tif

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IIIF

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Full citation: "Rome; oil lamp fragment with gladiator motif; Ceramic; Glaze." In the digital collection Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Art & Artifact Collection. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-0000.00.0731/0000_00_0731p01.tif. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 09, 2024.