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Lamp

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Date: 4th century B.C.–1st century A.D.
Medium: Terracotta
Culture: Roman
Department: Implements
Institution: Getty Museum

Discus Iconography: Plain discus. Description: Upper mold of Firmalampe, presumably of Loeschcke type X. The lamp produced would have a shoulder with two raised lugs symmetrically placed on median horizontal line; a ridge surrounding both discus and nozzle, leaving a straight broad channel between them. Central filling-hole.

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