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Date: 4th–5th century A.D.
Medium: Terracotta
Culture: Roman
Department: Implements
Institution: Getty Museum

Discus Iconography: Erotic scene: at left, nude man to right astride supine nude woman on right part of bed. Description: Moldmade, from plaster mold. Pierced ring handle with one groove on both parts. Biconvex body. Shoulder with anchor-shaped relief motif repeated five times on each side, separated from discus by a ridge, which surrounds both discus and nozzle top, leaving a long wide channel between them. Long nozzle with broad channel. Raised rounded base-ring connected to handle.

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