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Lamp

Date

1st century B.C.–4th century A.D.

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Roman

Department

Implements

Institution

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Discus Iconography: Erotic scene. Nude woman crouching down, copulating with a horse or a donkey lying on its back under her. Description: Moldmade, from plaster mold. Solid round vertical handle with two grooves on upper part. Flat shoulder with a row of ovolos and a panel on each side; shoulder separated from discus by a circular ridge marked off by two grooves. Filling-hole in upper left part. Kite-shaped nozzle. Base marked off by one circular groove.

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