Getty Museum

Lamp

Date

20th century

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Modern

Department

Implements

Institution

Getty Museum

Discus Iconography: Christ with halo, in tunic, flanked by two flying angels, holds a staff topped by a cross; he treads on a snake and a lion; basilisk at left, dragon at right. Description: Moldmade, from plaster mold. Solid spikelike handle flattened on sides. Oval elongated body. Shoulder frame with circular stamps, alternating between Chi-Rho - pattern and cross-pattern. Ridge encircles discus, continuing onto nozzle to form wide channel. Equal-sized filling-holes at right and left, a third one above. Long nozzle with broad channel. Raised rounded base-ring connected to handle; in the middle of the base area two thin concentric circles.

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