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Gladiator cup

Gladiator cup





Artist : Anonymous

Model : Gladiateur

Date : approx. between 50 and 80

Material : Blown glass casted in a mold
Acquisition : Gift of Henry G. Marquand (1881)
Item 29 on 102
Etruscan and Roman Antiquities
Dishes

Vitrine : V01

Area related
Empire romain

Description   

The four pairs of gladiators are identified by their names inscribed in Latin. Such vessels are found exclusively in the north-western provinces of the Roman Empire.
Gladiator cup
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Gladiateur