Lamp
1st–4th century A.D.
Discus Iconography: Stand of seven lap-counting dolphins, consisting of two twisted columns erected within a rectangle marked on the ground; hanging garlands.
Description: Moldmade, from plaster mold. Shoulder: Loeschcke form III a. Filling-hole below center. Voluted angular-tipped nozzle with burn marks. Raised base-ring marked off by two grooves.
Description: Moldmade, from plaster mold. Shoulder: Loeschcke form III a. Filling-hole below center. Voluted angular-tipped nozzle with burn marks. Raised base-ring marked off by two grooves.
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