Lamp
2nd century B.C.
Discus Iconography: Plain discus.
Description: Moldmade. Miniature lamp. Shallow body with rounded wall. Large concave discus with a small central filling-hole. Slightly raised narrow plain shoulder. Long slender nozzle with an anvil-shaped tip, flanked by two volutes whose knobs are attached to each side of the rim; deep vertical groove on top of nozzle from rim to wick-hole. Flat base-ring.
Description: Moldmade. Miniature lamp. Shallow body with rounded wall. Large concave discus with a small central filling-hole. Slightly raised narrow plain shoulder. Long slender nozzle with an anvil-shaped tip, flanked by two volutes whose knobs are attached to each side of the rim; deep vertical groove on top of nozzle from rim to wick-hole. Flat base-ring.
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