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Lamp

Date

1st century B.C.–4th century A.D.

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Syrian

Department

Implements

Institution

Getty Museum

Description: Moldmade. Ornament handle in the shape of a human head in pronounced relief, a woman, as shown by her hairdo. Oval basin whose two molded halves have been joined by a thick band of clay. Large central filling-hole edged by a circular lip. Around it, a band of geometrical patterns, angles, and dotted circles. Round-tipped nozzle integrated into the oval basin; burn marks. Two blurred concentric base-rings; in central area, a small dotted circle surrounded by a row of small beads.

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