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Lamp

Date

1st–4th century A.D.

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Roman

Department

Implements

Institution

Getty Museum

Discus Iconography: Plain discus. Description: Moldmade, from plaster mold. Solid broad handle with five grooves on upper part; on lower part, incised rectangle containing an incised upside-down Y; small circles at each corner of the rectangle. Pear-shaped elongated body. Outward-sloping shoulder with three globules evenly displayed on each side, separated from discus by two grooved ridges, surrounding both discus and nozzle. Channel with curved sides connecting discus to wick-hole. Central filling-hole. Rounded nozzle; underneath, on both sides, two parallel grooves with slanted notches in between. Circular base marked off by one groove; small circle impressed in center.

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