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Lamp 

Lamp

Lamp

Bronze

House of Marcus Fabius Rufus, Pompeii

The monkey forming the handle wears gladiator armour of the type used against the retiarius (net-fighting gladiator). A lamp such as this could be bought at the gladiatorial games as a souvenir.

Other objects

Body cast of a crouching manLoaf of breadVenus, Roman goddess of love and beautyMedallion with a coupleArmbandGarden paintingDecorated shieldStatue of a lion eating its fallen preyGuard dog body castBoxBrazierBurial objectsBustCandelabraEarringsFountain headFountainJugMedical instrumentsOil containerPhotographSabaziusScalesStereoscopic photographUrnVulcanWaterpipe 

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Map showing where the lamp was found

House of Marcus Fabius Rufus, Pompeii

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