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Lamp

Date

2nd century B.C.

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Greek

Department

Implements

Institution

Getty Museum

Discus Iconography: Plain discus. Description: Moldmade. Ribbon handle with two grooves. Biconical body. Shoulder with striated patterns: vertical lines alternating with rows of horizontal bars. Large discus, separated from the shoulder by a ridge. Flat bottom of discus pierced by off-center filling-hole and three small holes. Long round-tipped nozzle; large near-circular plate surrounding the wick-hole; another striated pattern, possibly a leaf, on top of the nozzle. Raised circular base-ring.

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