Lamp
2nd century B.C.
Discus Iconography: Plain discus.
Description: Moldmade. Ribbon handle with two grooves. Biconical body. Shoulder with two rows of globules, separated from discus by a ridge. Flat discus pierced by a lipped central filling-hole. Long round-tipped nozzle with a flat top; semicircular plate around half of the wick-hole. Raised oval base-ring.
Description: Moldmade. Ribbon handle with two grooves. Biconical body. Shoulder with two rows of globules, separated from discus by a ridge. Flat discus pierced by a lipped central filling-hole. Long round-tipped nozzle with a flat top; semicircular plate around half of the wick-hole. Raised oval base-ring.
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