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Lamp (Bottom)
Unknown
The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States
Discus Iconography: Winged Cupid at left, a mastiff or a feline(?) at right; both individually tied by a rope to the top of a swiveling post; each rope is fixed to a belt around their waists; they are turning around the pole; the beast has seized Cupid's left leg, ready to bite; reference to a circus game(?).
Description: Moldmade. Shoulder: Loeschcke form III a var. Filling-hole on right side of discus. Round-tipped volute-nozzle. Base marked off by one circular groove. Workshop mark in relief: similar to letter V, upside down (see also 83.AQ.377.546).
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Details
- Title: Lamp (Bottom)
- Creator: Unknown
- Date Created: 1st–4th century A.D.
- Location Created: North Africa
- Physical Dimensions: 2.2 × 6.8 × 9.5 cm (7/8 × 2 11/16 × 3 3/4 in.)
- Type: Lamp
- External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
- Medium: Terracotta
- Terms of Use: Open Content
- Number: 83.AQ.377.106
- Culture: Roman
- Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Villa Collection, Malibu, California
- Creator Display Name: Unknown
- Classification: Implements (Object Genre)
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