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Date: 1st century A.D.
Medium: Bronze
Culture: Roman
Department: Implements
Institution: Getty Museum

Description: Leaf and handle cast in one. Flat tulip-shaped ornament handle with knob on central petal, ring behind. Biconvex body, rounded rim. Thick raised ring, made separately and attached, surrounding large filling-hole. Long volute-nozzle with spade-shaped tip and small wick-hole; at junction of nozzle and rim, two volute-knobs pierced for suspension. Raised wide base-ring, central button.

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