LaurieAnnie's photos with the keyword: Gallic

Mount, 100–300 Roman; Probably made in Gaul Copper alloy with champlevé enamel Diam. 5 in. (12.7 cm) Fletcher Fund, 1947 (47.100.6) The technique of champlevé enamel was perfected by Celtic artists far from the great cities of the Roman empire, and the Romans lauded the durable and colorful objects made by the "barbarians" living in the outer provinces. To make this kind of embellishment, cavities for a design were either cast into the object from the beginning or scooped out of the metal ground. The cavities were then filled with powdered glass that was fused by heat. This object, likely used to decorate a chariot, blends the colors afforded champlevé enamel with the elegant foliate designs more often found painted on pottery from Roman Gaul. Text from: www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/47.100.6

Attachment for a Strap Copper alloy Celtic or Roman Made 100-300 Accession # 2002.483.10 With their sinuous, asymmetrical designs and swirling arrangements of commas, circles, and fan shapes, this varied group of objects conveys the pervasiveness of a Celtic aesthetic in the western provinces during the first centuries A.D. Text from the Metropolitan Museum of Art label.

Marble relief fragment with gladiators Roman, 1st-3rd century AD Recorded ca. 1880 in the Vigna Aquari in Rome. Accession # 57.11.7 Gladiatorial shows were essentially a Roman phenomenon, but their popularity quickly spread to the Greek cities of the eastern part of the Empire. This fragmentary relief with its Greek inscription is evidence for the existence of gladiators in the Greek-speaking world. The scene shows two types of gladiators pitted against each other in the arena. In the Imperial period, there were seven main types of fighter; each was known by a different name, wore distinctive armor, and carried specific weapons. Most were heavily armed and wore helmets; these were the murmillo, thrax, hoplomachus, provacator, and secutor. In addition, there were the eques, who only fought against another eques since the contest started on horseback, and the retiarius, who was lightly armed with a trident, wore no helmet, and carried a net. Here, a retiarius is being pursued by a secutor and behind them to the left is part of the stage scenery or props that often featured in the games. Text from the Metropolitan Museum of Art label.

Title: Situla with a Frieze of Athletic Contests Artist/Maker: Unknown Culture: Roman Place: Roman Empire (Place created) Date: A.D. 75–100 Medium: Bronze Object Number: 96.AC.41 Dimensions: 9.5 × 14 cm (3 3/4 × 5 1/2 in.) Alternate Titles: Bowl with Wrestlers (Display Title) Object Type: Situla Encircling the round body of this bronze situla, nude athletes, boxers, and wrestlers compete fiercely under the supervision of a judge who carries palm branches and a wreath. Prizes--a kantharos or cup, basins on stands, and wreaths--are displayed between the groups of figures. Vessels similar in shape and technique have been found in Gaul, a Roman province incorporating present-day France; these bronze situlae were probably manufactured there. Furthermore, the low rounded form of this vessel recalls the shape of Gallic vessels made of clay or glass. This situla originally had a handle, which is now missing. Rough areas on the shoulder of the situla mark the points where the handle was once attached. Text from: www.getty.edu/art/collection/objects/29489/unknown-maker-situla-with-a-frieze-of-athletic-contests-roman-ad-75-100