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Lamp

Date

1st century B.C.–1st century A.D.

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Roman

Department

Implements

Institution

Getty Museum

Description: Moldmade. Elaborate workmanship imitating bronze products. Leaf ornament handle; behind, a median grooved ring with cross-band, typical of Hellenistic lamps. Lamp in the shape of a young bull's head with slender sharp horns (contrary to those on 83.AQ.377.459). Filling-hole on top of the head surrounded by two raised rings. Round-tipped nozzle with a flat-topped wick-hole area protruding from the muzzle. Raised base-ring with a concave interior; small central disk.

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