Sculpture, Narbo Via museum, Narbonne
Roman tablet fragment with incised drawing of a bear show, with inscription, from the lacuna of a theatre, marble, High Empire, in the Narbo Via archaeological museum, designed by Norman Foster, opened May 2021, in Narbonne, Aude, Occitania, France. The scene depicts bears climbing on vats containing chained prisoners to be mauled, and a bear cage. Shows led by a bear trainer were performed at amphitheatres as entertainment. The museum houses the collection of the former Musee Lapidaire. Picture by Manuel Cohen
Picture No
14110369
Media ID
45846307
Size
8268px x 5516px
(7.4MB)
Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
Date
2009
