Lamp
1st century B.C.
Discus Iconography: Plain discus.
Description: Moldmade. Biconical body. Shoulder with two distinct parts: an outer row with three twisted cords (the central one thickest) and an inner egg-and-dart row. Large central lipped filling-hole surrounded by a raised rim. Long beveled nozzle with a triangular tip; flat space between the nozzle tip and discus. This space is decorated with a caduceus between two lines and ends in small curled volutes on each side of the shoulder; three horizontal relief bars separate the caduceus from the large wick-hole. Slightly raised oval base.
Description: Moldmade. Biconical body. Shoulder with two distinct parts: an outer row with three twisted cords (the central one thickest) and an inner egg-and-dart row. Large central lipped filling-hole surrounded by a raised rim. Long beveled nozzle with a triangular tip; flat space between the nozzle tip and discus. This space is decorated with a caduceus between two lines and ends in small curled volutes on each side of the shoulder; three horizontal relief bars separate the caduceus from the large wick-hole. Slightly raised oval base.
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