Lamp
1st century B.C.
Discus Iconography: Plain discus.
Description: Moldmade. Ribbon handle with three grooves; small patch of clay on each side of handle base. Biconvex body. Shoulder with egg-and-tongue pattern. Circular grooved ridge separating shoulder from discus. Two rectangular side-lugs, each with dentils and two small volutes. Flat discus, slightly depressed, pierced by three small holes to drain spilled oil; two rings around the central filling-hole. Medium-length nozzle with two parallel flat ridges on top, creating a closed channel between the discus and the nozzle tip. Flat circular plate around the wick-hole. Raised base-ring around Greek incised inscription: CO/CIBI/OY (made by, or belonging to, Sosibios); the reading is upside-down, which is unusual.
Description: Moldmade. Ribbon handle with three grooves; small patch of clay on each side of handle base. Biconvex body. Shoulder with egg-and-tongue pattern. Circular grooved ridge separating shoulder from discus. Two rectangular side-lugs, each with dentils and two small volutes. Flat discus, slightly depressed, pierced by three small holes to drain spilled oil; two rings around the central filling-hole. Medium-length nozzle with two parallel flat ridges on top, creating a closed channel between the discus and the nozzle tip. Flat circular plate around the wick-hole. Raised base-ring around Greek incised inscription: CO/CIBI/OY (made by, or belonging to, Sosibios); the reading is upside-down, which is unusual.
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