Campana plaque depicting the fight between gladiators and wild animals in the Circus Maximus
Painted terracotta.
1st cent. CE.
H. 52.1 cm, W. 52 cm, D. 2.5—3 cm.
Inv. No. 62660.Rome, Roman National Museum, Baths of DiocletianPhoto by Alfredo Dagli Orti

Campana plaque depicting the fight between gladiators and wild animals in the Circus Maximus.

Painted terracotta.
1st cent. CE.
H. 52.1 cm, W. 52 cm, D. 2.5—3 cm.
Inv. No. 62660.

Rome, Roman National Museum, Baths of Diocletian
(Roma, Museo nazionale romano, Terme di Diocleziano).

Rome, Kircherian Museum.
Credits:
© Photo: Alfredo Dagli Orti / DEA / De Agostini / Getty Images.
© 2021. Add. information: https://www.britishmuseum.org.
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