roman oil lamp with erotic motif equestrian position Kleding accessoires en zelf maken York and Paris

York and Paris

dating from the Stone Age

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

They were attached to the end of a leather belt

roman oil lamp with erotic motif equestrian position Kleding accessoires en zelf maken York and ParisThis 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