Across the regions of the empire, gladiators and their preparation for fights were depicted through various media, including terracotta oil lamps, figurines, glass vessels, pottery, and relief sculpture.
Terracotta oil lamp Roman ca. 40–80 CE Terracotta oil lamp Roman, Cypriot ca
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An Offering to Peace Josiah Wedgwood ca. 1783–90 Glass cameo cup fragment Roman
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14–68 CE Marble head of an old fisherman Roman 1st–2rd century CE Wall
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Met Art in Publication Bronze statue of the emperor Trebonianus Gallus Roman 251â
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ca. 14–68 CE Color and Marble in Roman Sculpture Polychrome terracotta and
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Christine Lilyquist, Lila Acheson Wallace Research Curator in Egyptology Greek and Roman
Egyptian Art European Paintings European Sculpture and Decorative Arts Greek and Roman
Egyptian Art European Paintings European Sculpture and Decorative Arts Greek and Roman
Egyptian Art European Paintings European Sculpture and Decorative Arts Greek and Roman
