Vases Lamp
Lamp

Lamp

1st–4th century A.D.
Discus Iconography: Cupid and Psyche embracing; he is nude, winged, and frontal; her backside is nude, a folded garment hangs from the crook of her left arm down to the ground, partly hiding her legs; she has her characteristic wings; hair tied up in a bun.

Description: Moldmade, from plaster mold. Body with curved sides. Shoulder: Loeschcke form III a. Filling-hole in left field. Unpierced air hole on top of nozzle. Round-tipped volute-nozzle. Base marked off by one circular groove.
Date
1st–4th century A.D.
Culture
Roman
Dimensions
H: 2.00 cm D: 7.00 cm
Museum
J. Paul Getty Museum
Accession Number
83.AQ.377.102
Image Source
getty_cc0
Images courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art (CC0)