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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
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