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Lamp

Date

1st–4th century A.D.

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Roman

Department

Implements

Institution

Getty Museum

Discus Iconography: Six-pointed star consisting of six striated triangles; between each point another triangle with six small circles; at entrance to channel another arrowhead stamp. Description: Moldmade, from plaster mold. Solid spikelike handle flattened on sides. Oval elongated body. Shoulder: on each side, eight stamps of striated circles; arrowhead stamps next to nozzle. Discus surrounded by a thin ridge. Central filling-hole. Discus surrounded by ridge, continuing around nozzle to form broad channel. Raised rounded base-ring connected to handle; two thin concentric circles in middle of base.

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