{"id":2898,"date":"2024-02-10T09:12:06","date_gmt":"2024-02-10T09:12:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mrn.ch\/collections\/oil-lamp\/"},"modified":"2026-09-23T07:01:59","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T07:01:59","slug":"oil-lamp","status":"publish","type":"piece","link":"https:\/\/www.mrn.ch\/en\/Collections\/oil-lamp\/","title":{"rendered":"Oil lamp"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><p>Concave medallion lamp without handle with a large crown of two concentric circles around the medallion. The medallion depicts two<strong> gladiateurs<\/strong> facing each other. The ground is represented by a small line in relief under their feet, between which the filling hole is pierced. The base is almost circular and flat. The round beak is decorated with scrolls, between which is a small vent hole at the edge of the crown.<\/p><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><p>These gladiators can be identified as a <strong>thracian<\/strong> and a <strong>mirmillon<\/strong>. The thracian (<em>thrax<\/em>) on the left is armed with a small shield (<em>parma<\/em>) and the characteristic sica <em>sica<\/em>, a short sword with a curved blade. His legs are protected by two leggings (<em>ocrea<\/em>), rendered here in a very stylised way. On his head he wears a large helmet (<em>galea<\/em>) topped with a plume (<em>crista<\/em>). On the right, the mirmillon is facing him, holding his sword in his left hand (<em>gladius<\/em>) and protecting himself with a long shield (<em>scutum<\/em>). He is also wearing a large helmet with a plume.<\/p><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was probably imported from Gaul.<\/p>\n<div class=\"block-buttons\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mrn.ch\/en\/gladiators-in-nyon\/\" class=\"btn\" >\n    Gladiators in Nyon  <\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Learn more:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><p>Chrzanovski L., <em>Lumi\u00e8res antiques : Les lampes \u00e0 huile du mus\u00e9e romain de Nyon<\/em>, Editions ET, Milan, 2000, n\u00b0 12, p. 71-73.<\/p><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><p>Leibundgut A., <em>Die r\u00f6mischen Lampen in der Schweiz<\/em>, Francke Verlag, Berne, 1977, p. 165, motif 188; n\u00b0 438, p. 248, pl. 39.<\/p><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><p>Collectif, <em>Anzeiger f\u00fcr schweizerische Altertumskunde, Schweizerisches Landesmuseums<\/em>, Z\u00fcrich, 1902, p. 240.<\/p><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><p>Viollier D., <em>Carte arch\u00e9ologique du canton de Vaud des origines \u00e0 l&#8217;\u00e9poque de Charlemagne<\/em>, F. Rouge, Lausanne, 1927, p. 249.<\/p><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><p>Wellauer T., &#8220;Vaud, quelques trouvailles \u00e0 Nyon&#8221;, <em>Anzeiger f\u00fcr schweizerische Altertumskunde, Schweizerisches Landesmuseums<\/em>, Z\u00fcrich, vol. 4, 1902-1903, p. 240.<\/p><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":574,"template":"","class_list":["post-2898","piece","type-piece","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Oil lamp - RMN<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mrn.ch\/en\/Collections\/oil-lamp\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Oil lamp - RMN\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Concave medallion lamp without handle with a large crown of two concentric circles around the medallion. 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