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Date: 1st–4th century A.D.
Medium: Terracotta
Culture: Roman
Department: Implements
Institution: Getty Museum

Discus Iconography: Single gladiator on groundline in combat to right with rectangular shield, short sword, round crested metal helmet, greaves, and arm protection; large victory palm branch on right side. Description: Moldmade. Ring handle with three grooves on upper part. Shoulder with a row of double ovolos, separated from discus by two convex ridges marked off by circular grooves. Filling-hole in lower field. Long slit air hole under it. Heart-shaped nozzle with two globules above it; burn marks. Base marked off by one circular groove. Incuse plain planta pedis.

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