Vases Lamp
Lamp

Lamp

1st–4th century A.D.
Discus Iconography: Two heads facing one another; young maiden at left with veil over back half of her wavy hairdo; she wears earrings; young man at right in a Phrygian bonnet; above, a small Greek cross.

Description: Moldmade. Solid vertical round handle with beginning of three grooves on upper part, lower part ending in fishtail with central dot. Convex shoulder with tendrils and bunches of grapes. Two thin ridges separated by a groove surround both discus and nozzle top, leaving a narrow straight channel connecting them. Large filling-hole in lower field, smaller air hole in upper one. Round-tipped protruding nozzle with tongues on each side of channel. Burn marks. Underbody near Eph. B.
Date
1st–4th century A.D.
Culture
Roman
Dimensions
H: 2.30 cm D: 6.60 cm
Museum
J. Paul Getty Museum
Accession Number
83.AQ.377.319
Image Source
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Images courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art (CC0)