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Need some help here - Danielmeijers - 06-29-2013
I need to determine the origin of this warrior imprinted on an oil lamp.
I dont know from what period it is but I suspect Hellenistic.
It was found in Ashkelon present day Israel.
Need some help here - M. Demetrius - 06-29-2013
[attachment=7504]lamp.jpg[/attachment]
Judging by the round hole, the dished shape and the thickness, I'd say it was the top of an oil lamp. That's probably a Thracian gladiator on your fragment, or perhaps a Murmillo. The photo above shows a boxer.
Need some help here - john m roberts - 06-29-2013
I agree, except for the type. He looks to me like a left-handed hoplomachus. He seems to be holding a straight sword and a round, deep-dished shield, and his helmet has an arched crest rather than the squared-off murmillo type.
Need some help here - caiusbeerquitius - 06-29-2013
Hoplomachus gladiator. Later 1st to second century AD.