Prize Table and Honorary Bust

This Roman mosaic (c. 110 AD) from the Terme di Porta Marina depicts a prize table with a palm branch (awarded to champions in games and gladiatorial contests) and a victory crown. Below, we see vessels, a ball for the games of harpastum and trigon, and gym equipment: the discus (for throwing), halteres (stone weights used in jumping), and strigils (metal scrapers for cleaning the body). The bust on the pillar honors a patron.