Lamp
1st century B.C.–4th century A.D.
Discus Iconography: Plain discus.
Description: Moldmade. Ribbon handle with three deep grooves and a cross-band. Body with a curved wall. Shoulder with several rills and two inward-sloping moldings. Flat discus with a small central filling-hole; tiny air hole at the lower edge. Medium-length nozzle flanked by double-volutes with slanted sides; another tiny air hole on the nozzle top. Narrow base-ring marked off by two circular grooves; inner ridge.
Description: Moldmade. Ribbon handle with three deep grooves and a cross-band. Body with a curved wall. Shoulder with several rills and two inward-sloping moldings. Flat discus with a small central filling-hole; tiny air hole at the lower edge. Medium-length nozzle flanked by double-volutes with slanted sides; another tiny air hole on the nozzle top. Narrow base-ring marked off by two circular grooves; inner ridge.
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