roman oil lamp with erotic motif equestrian position Kleding accessoires en zelf maken there was a renewed fascination

there was a renewed fascination with classical antiquity

Medieval and Renaissance buttons shaped like flowers are frequently found during archaeological excavations

York and Paris

One of the most common ways of wearing it is to fold it up at the front and then decorate the folded up (inner) part with fibulae

roman oil lamp with erotic motif equestrian position Kleding accessoires en zelf maken there was a renewed fascinationThis small replica of a Roman oil lamp depicts a loving couple, with the female figure carrying a small shield (parma) and a sickle shaped crooked dagger (sica) the characteristic equipment of a Thraex gladiator. Recent professional literature (Vucetic 2023, Journal of Roman Archaeology) indicates this as a conscious reversal of the usual visual scheme, not as a literal arena scene. This lamp is only intended as a display collection piece, not for