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Date: 1st century B.C.–4th century A.D.
Medium: Terracotta
Culture: Roman
Department: Implements
Institution: Getty Museum

Discus Iconography: Bust of a bearded military man with curly hair in profile to right, wearing cuirass, possibly with a sword strap across his chest. Description: Moldmade. Ring handle with three thin grooves on upper part, one on lower. Flat shoulder with two furrows, separated from concave discus by a ridge surrounding it completely. Two equal-sized filling-holes, one on each side of center discus. Volute-nozzle with slightly angular tip. Raised rounded base-ring with two circular ridges inside.

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