{"product_id":"medic-bowl-roman-ludus-medicus-resin-miniature","title":"Medic Bowl","description":"\u003cp\u003eA shallow bronze treatment bowl - the kind used by a Roman \u003cem\u003emedicus\u003c\/em\u003e in a gladiator school or legionary camp for cleaning wounds, mixing salves, and bleeding. Roman ludi kept full-time medici on staff because injured gladiators were too valuable to lose: the famous physician \u003cstrong\u003eGalen\u003c\/strong\u003e began his career as physician to the gladiators of Pergamum (157 CE) and built his anatomical knowledge from treating their wounds. Period: \u003cstrong\u003eRoman antiquity, 1st c. BCE - 3rd c. CE\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRecovered medical kits from Pompeii (House of the Surgeon) and the Roman military hospital (\u003cem\u003evaletudinarium\u003c\/em\u003e) at Vetera include shallow bronze bowls of this exact form. This prop captures the bowl mid-use: water and a sponge inside, ready for a fresh wound.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003ePainting tips\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBowl: bronze base with brown wash, polished gold highlights.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOptional water inside: pale blue-grey glaze, gloss finish.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSponge: pale ochre, sepia wash.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSlight verdigris (green tint) along seams suggests a well-used piece.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHistorical sources \u0026amp; further reading\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGalen, \u003cem\u003eDe Anatomicis Administrationibus\u003c\/em\u003e (2nd c. CE)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePompeii excavations: House of the Surgeon\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKünzl, Ernst. \u003cem\u003eMedizinische Instrumente aus Sepulkralfunden\u003c\/em\u003e (1983)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003e⚠ Small parts. Not suitable for children under 14.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DIORAO","offers":[{"title":"1:72 \/ None","offer_id":53716482982225,"sku":"DIO-023","price":1.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"1:72 \/ Black","offer_id":53716483014993,"sku":"DIO-023","price":1.3,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"1:72 \/ White","offer_id":53716483047761,"sku":"DIO-023","price":1.3,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"1:48 \/ None","offer_id":53716483080529,"sku":"DIO-023","price":1.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"1:48 \/ Black","offer_id":53716483113297,"sku":"DIO-023","price":1.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"1:48 \/ White","offer_id":53716483146065,"sku":"DIO-023","price":1.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"1:43 \/ None","offer_id":53716483178833,"sku":"DIO-023","price":1.75,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"1:43 \/ Black","offer_id":53716483211601,"sku":"DIO-023","price":2.27,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"1:43 \/ White","offer_id":53716483244369,"sku":"DIO-023","price":2.27,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"1:35 \/ None","offer_id":53716483277137,"sku":"DIO-023","price":2.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"1:35 \/ Black","offer_id":53716483309905,"sku":"DIO-023","price":2.6,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"1:35 \/ White","offer_id":53716483342673,"sku":"DIO-023","price":2.6,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"1:32 \/ None","offer_id":53716483375441,"sku":"DIO-023","price":2.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"1:32 \/ Black","offer_id":53716483408209,"sku":"DIO-023","price":3.25,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"1:32 \/ White","offer_id":53716483440977,"sku":"DIO-023","price":3.25,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1038\/8275\/2337\/files\/resin_front_aa86c731-989f-417d-b179-99bac20d5106.png?v=1778177064","url":"https:\/\/diorao.com\/products\/medic-bowl-roman-ludus-medicus-resin-miniature","provider":"DIORAO","version":"1.0","type":"link"}