Vases Lamp
Lamp

Lamp

1st–4th century A.D.
Description: Moldmade. Small solid conical handle. Biconvex body. Outward-sloping continuous shoulder with fourteen large globules and a small upside-down vessel filled with fruit or berries facing the wick-hole; shoulder demarcated by an outer narrow ridge and a raised ring surrounding a large lipped filling-hole. Nearly triangular nozzle with curved end flanked by two volutes linked by two slightly curved ridges above wick-hole; underside marked by a V-shaped relief line joining upper ends of volutes. Flat slightly raised circular base.
Date
1st–4th century A.D.
Culture
Roman
Dimensions
H: 2.00 cm D: 5.70 cm
Museum
J. Paul Getty Museum
Accession Number
83.AQ.377.257
Image Source
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Images courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art (CC0)