oscillum

MAC GIR-000675
Object type sculpture
Fabric stone material, construction and architectural of the Roman period
Culture/period Roman
Materials white marble
Technique sculpting
Mint
Production date 1 / 100
Current location MASPG
Archaeological site Empúries
Township Escala, l' (Europa, Espanya, Catalunya, Girona, Alt Empordà)
Dimensions 150 x 250 mm
Description
Sculptural element in the form of a shield. In the centre of one side is a relief representation of a running hare, and the other side has a head with a strange hairstyle with hair on the forehead upwards. The oscilla were common ornaments in Roman gardens, as they used to hang in the intercolumniation in the peristyle, so that they swung in the wind.
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© Museu d'Arqueologia de Catalunya - Girona
Omeka ID 295