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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, from plaster mold. Triangular leaf-shaped ornament handle with grooved floral stems ending in curves; back of handle has three grooves in imitation of a shield with central groove. Pear-shaped body. Two small dotted circles on each side of outward-sloping shoulder. Ridge marked off by two grooves surrounding both discus and nozzle top, connected by channel with curved sides. Circular slightly raised band around central filling-hole. Rounded nozzle with burn marks. Base-ring marked off by two circular grooves. Large plain planta pedis.

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