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Lamp (Bottom)
Unknown
The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States
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.
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Details
- Title: Lamp (Bottom)
- Creator: Unknown
- Date Created: 1st century B.C.–4th century A.D.
- Location Created: Roman Empire
- Physical Dimensions: 2.1 × 6.3 × 9.1 cm (13/16 × 2 1/2 × 3 9/16 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.377.538
- 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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