Object type
oil lamp
Culture/period
Roman world
Materials
pottery
Technique
moulding
Mint
Production date
Museum
Museu de Badalona
Current location
Exposició permanent
Archaeological site
Ciutat romana de Baetulo. L'Estrella
Township
Badalona (Europa, Espanya, Catalunya, Barcelona, Barcelonès)
Dimensions
6 x 5 cm
Description
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Lamp in the shape of a gladiator, of the type called a retiarius. He is wearing a short tunic and, as weapons, a trident and a net, which in this case are not preserved and could have been made of metal.
It is a type of form hitherto unknown in the general bibliography, and it is unique in the Iberian Peninsula and nearby provinces such as Gaul and Italy, since only one parallel has been located, but not in the same form, from Volubilis, in modern Morocco.
The aesthetics of the hairstyle and the eyes are close to late imperial sculpture (3rd-4th centuries AD). It was made from a mould, the details were finished by hand before firing. It would be new or a very valuable asset, since there are no traces of it having been lit.
© Museu de Badalona
Omeka ID
1930