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Lamp

Date

5th–6th century

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Palestinian

Department

Implements

Institution

Getty Museum

Discus Iconography: Square frame composed of four twisted cords with a bead at each corner; vertical branch outside left and right sides of frame. Description: Moldmade. Small vertical conical knob handle on upper side of discus. Circular biconical body. Narrow outward-sloping shoulder with a row of notches. Circular ridge separating shoulder from slightly concave discus; zigzag-pattern running along inner side of this ridge. Central large-lipped filling-hole. No distinct nozzle, only a round wick-hole at the edge of the discus, flanked by two small rings. Raised base-ring; within, a rosette with eight pointed petals.

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