Need some help here

[Danielmeijers]

I need to determine the origin of this warrior imprinted on an oil lamp.
I dont know from what period it is but I suspect Hellenistic.
It was found in Ashkelon present day Israel.

[M. Demetrius]

[attachment=7504]lamp.jpg[/attachment]
Judging by the round hole, the dished shape and the thickness, I'd say it was the top of an oil lamp. That's probably a Thracian gladiator on your fragment, or perhaps a Murmillo. The photo above shows a boxer.

[john m roberts]

I agree, except for the type. He looks to me like a left-handed hoplomachus. He seems to be holding a straight sword and a round, deep-dished shield, and his helmet has an arched crest rather than the squared-off murmillo type.

[caiusbeerquitius]

Hoplomachus gladiator. Later 1st to second century AD.