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Lamp

Date

2nd–3rd century A.D.

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Roman

Department

Implements

Institution

Getty Museum

Discus Iconography: Octagonal star-shaped design decorated with frame of dots; interior with double lozenges, each with a small inner circle. Description: Moldmade, from plaster mold. Solid spikelike handle flattened on sides. Oval elongated body. Left shoulder: three stamps of concentric circles (Répertoire, Da20) alternating with three stamps of quatrefoils (Répertoire, Fa4); nearest nozzle, a stamp with the face of Orpheus (Répertoire, Tc1); right shoulder: four stamps Répertoire, Da20, alternating with three stamps Répertoire, Fa4. Central filling-hole. Discus surrounded by a ridge, continuing around nozzle to form broad channel. Raised rounded base-ring connected to handle; two thin concentric circles, possibly blurred Potter's mark in slight relief, in the middle of the base.

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