Lamp
1st century B.C.
Description: Moldmade. Biconvex body with substantial melon-shaped ribs. Small filling-hole surrounded by incised rosette with sixteen petals swirling counterclockwise. Two large volutes with slanted sides and flaring widely upward decorate a medium-length rounded nozzle. Slightly raised base-ring marked off by one outer groove.
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