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Lamp

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

Discus Iconography: Plain discus. Description: Moldmade. Ring handle with three grooves on upper part. Deep biconvex body; on lower convex part of basin, at midheight of lamp on either side of nozzle, volute not connected to nozzle; on upper convex part of basin, curved line in relief on each side of handle base. Slightly concave discus surrounded by two ridges, exterior one wider than interior one. Small central filling-hole. Air hole in lower field. Tubular upturned nozzle with burn marks. Large flat base marked off by one circular groove.

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