Getty Museum

Lamp

Date

1st–4th century A.D.

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Roman

Department

Implements

Institution

Getty Museum

Discus Iconography: Frontal bust of Isis, head to right, wearing basileion. Description: Moldmade, from plaster mold. Round vertical solid handle with the beginning of three grooves on upper part. Shoulder with three leaves in relief on each side, separated from slightly concave discus by a ridge, which continues toward the round-tipped nozzle, surrounding it and forming a wide channel between discus and wick-hole. Small circle in middle of channel. Two equal-sized filling-holes at center height of discus right and left. Raised slightly convex base-ring with an additional inner ring. Potter's incuse initials in cursive writing: IAR(?).

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