Lamp
1st century B.C.–4th century A.D.
Discus Iconography: Vanquished gladiator (essedarius) with right knee on the ground near his oval shield; part of a composition of two gladiators, as on 83.AQ.377.60, of Loeschcke type IV.
Description: Moldmade, from plaster mold. Shoulder: Loeschcke form III a. Filling-hole in lower field with remains of corroded iron wick-nail. Voluted angular-tipped nozzle. Base marked off by one circular groove.
Description: Moldmade, from plaster mold. Shoulder: Loeschcke form III a. Filling-hole in lower field with remains of corroded iron wick-nail. Voluted angular-tipped nozzle. Base marked off by one circular groove.
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