Lamp
1st–4th century A.D.
Discus Iconography: Plain discus.
Description: Moldmade, from plaster mold. Solid vertical round handle with one groove on both upper and lower parts. Deep body. Broad outward-sloping shoulder with three rows of globules, separated from concave discus by two thin circular ridges with a groove between. Central filling-hole. Short round-tipped nozzle with two volutes on flat space between the discus edge and wick-hole. Base marked off by one circular groove. Plain planta pedis.
Description: Moldmade, from plaster mold. Solid vertical round handle with one groove on both upper and lower parts. Deep body. Broad outward-sloping shoulder with three rows of globules, separated from concave discus by two thin circular ridges with a groove between. Central filling-hole. Short round-tipped nozzle with two volutes on flat space between the discus edge and wick-hole. Base marked off by one circular groove. Plain planta pedis.
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