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

Discus Iconography: Crocodile attacked by lion on top, biting its throat. Description: Moldmade. Ring handle with two grooves on upper part. Shoulder: Loeschcke form VII a. Central filling-hole with remains of corroded iron wick-nail. Nozzle form Bus. 4b. Base marked off by one circular groove. Potter's incuse signature: MNOVIV, African workshop active A.D. 120 - 180; incised dot below signature.

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