Terracotta fragment of a bowl

mid-2nd century CE

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 168

The fragment is said to have been found in Londinium (modern London), the capital of Roman Britain. It depicts a combat between a thrax (Thracian) and a murmillo.

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Title: Terracotta fragment of a bowl
Period: Mid-Imperial, Antonine
Date: mid-2nd century CE
Culture: Roman
Medium: Terracotta; mold-made, East Gaulish sigillata ware
Dimensions: H. 5 5/16 in. (13.5 cm)
Classification: Vases
Credit Line: Funds from various donors, 1929
Object Number: 29.158.494
Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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