Inv. n°: MMoCA372

Roman Terracotta Oil Lamp showing a Gladiator

Decorated with an image of a seated Murmillo gladiator in the discus. The gladiator sits, his sword at his side and his hand to the mouth, his shield before him. The potter's mark "L.MV ADIEC" inscribed on the reverse.

h. 2.9 x w. 11 cm

c. 1st-2nd century AD

Terracotta

Provenance

  • Ex Axel Guttmann collection, Berlin
  • Christie's London - The Axel Guttmann Collection Sale, London, 6th November 2002, lot 110
  • Ex George Blumenthal collection bought at Christie's Axel Guttmann Sale, New York, 2002-2005
  • Acquired by Hixenbaugh Ancient Art LTD from Ex George Blumenthal collection, New York, 2005
  • Acquired at Hixenbaugh Ancient Art Ltd, New York, July 2009, lot 3116

Publications

  • M. Junkelmann, Das Spiel mit dem Tod - So kämpften Roms Gladiatoren, Mainz, 2000, p. 68, fig. 95
  • Christie's, Axel Guttmann Sale, London, 6th November 2002, Lot 110
  • Hixenbaugh Ancient Art Ltd, New York, July 2009, no. 3117

Exhibitions

  • Musée d'Art Classique de Mougins (MACM), Mougins, France, from June 2011

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