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Lamp

Date

1st–4th century A.D.

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Roman

Department

Implements

Institution

Getty Museum

Discus Iconography: Rider with a military cloak floating behind him is halting his galloping horse by a mark on the ground; he looks around at a high post fixed in the ground behind him; on top of the post a circular bulging platform with a spirally formed curved structure; the man's right arm is outstretched, and two small balls are distinctly visible between his fingers; his left hand is holding both the reins and the handle of a basket, which probably contains more balls; a ribbon twisted around his forearm denotes a victor in an athletic contest. Description: Moldmade, from plaster mold. Intact. Shoulder: Loeschcke form II a. Filling-hole in lower discus. Volute-nozzle with angular tip. Raised base-ring marked off by two circular grooves.

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