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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: Winged Cupid at left; at right, animal resembling a mastiff or a feline(?), both individually tied by ropes to the top of a swiveling post; each rope is fixed to a belt around their waists; they are turning or jumping around with the movement of the contraption; the animal has seized Cupid's left leg with its paw; this decor is a playful version of a cruel game in the amphitheater (see also 83.AQ.377.106). Description: Moldmade, from plaster mold. Shoulder: Loeschcke form III a var. Filling-hole on right side of discus. Round-tipped volute-nozzle. Base marked off by one circular groove.

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