Various oscilla

Province

• Gallia Narbonensis
• Gallia Narbonensis Pleiades: 981537

Province Description

Ancient Roman colony (founded 118 BCE) and senatorial province located in modern southern France, along the Mediterranean. This province had stronger cultural and political ties to Italy than the rest of Gaul.

Location

• nemausus
• Nemausus Pleiades: 148142

Keywords

• oscilla

Element Description

These were discovered out of context or the location of the find is not known:

• A circular oscillum of white marble, 22 cm in diameter, with a theatrical mask, flute, and, to the right, a tambourine under a tree. Discovered around 1770.
• Fragment of a rectangular oscillum showing, on one side, the leg of an animal supported on a wheel and, on the other, a theatrical mask. (The maximum height of the fragment is 14.5 cm.)
• A rectangular oscillum with masks (15 by 22 cm). On one side, Ganymede gives drink to the eagle Jupiter; on the other, two theatrical masks.

Bibliography

1. J.L. Fiches, A. Veyrac, Nîmes, CAG, 30/1, 1996, P. 350, P. 512.

Places

• Narbonensis (province) Pleiades: 981537
• Gallia Narbonensis (province) TGN: 7030317
• Nîmes (inhabited place) TGN: 7008371

Explore the places containing this garden:

• Nemausus
• Gallia Narbonensis