Médaillon d'applique

Lyon (69) - Lugdunum, Musée et Théâtres romains

© Jean-Michel Degueule, Christain Thioc/Lugdunum

On the right, the actor Parthenopaeus, standing to the left. In his left hand, he holds a double thyrse, his right arm is raised. He is wearing a tunic and a peplum. Opposite him, a man wearing a toga is holding a palm in his right hand; in his left he is holding a volumen (scroll of manuscripts). Between the two men, a hydraulic organ.
NI(ca) PARTHENOPAEE: Parthenopaeus! (translation); along the frame

Where to find it

Lyon (69) - Lugdunum, Musée et Théâtres romains
17 rue Cleberg

69005 Lyon

Commune of discovery

Locality

Place des Célestions

Type of intervention

Excavation

Year of excavation

1993

Chief Scientist

ARLAUD, Catherine

Inventory number

1999.5.083

Materials

Terracotta ➔ Ceramic

Chronological period

Gallo-Roman [- 50 / 476] ➔ Early Imperial [27 / 235]

Dimensions

d. 10.6 cm,