Vases Lamp
Lamp

Lamp

1st–4th century A.D.
Discus Iconography: Two bare-breasted figures seated side by side, each wearing ample drapery below waist (termentarium); at right Jupiter with drapery over his left arm, holding scepter; at left Juno arranging her veil over her head and shoulders with her right hand.

Description: Moldmade, from plaster mold. Ring handle with two grooves on upper part. Deep basin. Shoulder: Loeschcke form VII a; small dotted circle on each side of handle, three globules in a row above nozzle. Filling-hole slightly below center. Long slit air hole below. Heart-shaped nozzle. Base marked off by one circular groove. Incuse planta pedis, no letters but two raised vertical lines and the toes of the foot.
Date
1st–4th century A.D.
Culture
Roman
Dimensions
H: 3.00 cm D: 7.40 cm
Museum
J. Paul Getty Museum
Accession Number
83.AQ.377.167
Image Source
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Images courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art (CC0)