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Lamp

Date

1st century B.C.–4th century A.D.

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Roman

Department

Implements

Institution

Getty Museum

Discus Iconography: Erotic scene on bed, man at left and woman at right. The slightly blurred decor makes the reading unclear. Description: Moldmade. Ring handle with three grooves on both parts. Outward-sloping shoulder, separated from discus by inward-sloping molding; small circle impressed on each side of handle and two more in front of nozzle. Filling-hole upper left. Slit air hole in lower part. Nozzle form Bus. 3. Base-ring marked off by two circular grooves.

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