Decorated shield
Bronze and silver
Quadriporticus of the Theatres, Pompeii
A hoplomachus (armed fighter) was a gladiator based on a Greek fighter. He fought with a lance, a long dagger, and a small shield like this one. Encircled by laurel wreaths for victory, the medallion in the centre bears the head of Medusa, one of three Gorgons (female monsters in Greek mythology), whose look is said to have turned men into stone.
MANN No: 5669
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