Vases Lamp
Lamp

Lamp

1st–4th century A.D.
Discus Iconography: Entertainer in loose tunic that leaves one shoulder bare sitting on ground, turning toward tamed monkey sitting at left; at right, a cat climbs up a ladder, above which are two juggling rings; the man holds an unidentified object in his right hand, a stick in his left; on the ground to his left, three objects, which Bailey identifies as “a squat pot, a loaf of bread and a bell.

Description: Moldmade. Shoulder: Loeschcke form VII b. Filling-hole between man's feet. Round-tipped volute-nozzle. Slightly raised base marked off by one circular groove.
Date
1st–4th century A.D.
Culture
Roman
Dimensions
H: 2.60 cm D: 7.50 cm
Museum
J. Paul Getty Museum
Accession Number
83.AQ.377.113
Image Source
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