Lamp
2nd century B.C.
Discus Iconography: Plain discus.
Description: Moldmade. Ribbon handle with two deep grooves, center section raised above sides. Basin slopes strongly toward base. Shoulder with tongues alternating with two globules. Raised edge surrounding the top of the lamp from handle to nozzle. Flat discus surrounded by a circular ridge and pierced by three small holes placed in a triangle around the central lipped filling-hole. Two more holes in lower part of shoulder may be air holes. Long beveled nozzle with triangular tip; eight identical globules are combined in a T-pattern on the flat space between discus and nozzle; below them, in front of the wick-hole, two horizontal bars. Raised ovoid base.
Description: Moldmade. Ribbon handle with two deep grooves, center section raised above sides. Basin slopes strongly toward base. Shoulder with tongues alternating with two globules. Raised edge surrounding the top of the lamp from handle to nozzle. Flat discus surrounded by a circular ridge and pierced by three small holes placed in a triangle around the central lipped filling-hole. Two more holes in lower part of shoulder may be air holes. Long beveled nozzle with triangular tip; eight identical globules are combined in a T-pattern on the flat space between discus and nozzle; below them, in front of the wick-hole, two horizontal bars. Raised ovoid base.
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