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Lamp (3/4 profile from above)

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The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States

Discus Iconography: Jubilator, nude youth on horse galloping to right; right arm raised holding whip.

Description: Moldmade. Shoulder: Loeschcke form III a. Filling-hole below center of discus. Round-tipped volute-nozzle. Base marked off by one circular groove.

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Title: Lamp (3/4 profile from above)
Creator: Unknown
Date Created: 1st–4th century A.D.
Location Created: Anatolia
Physical Dimensions: 2.3 × 7.5 × 11 cm (7/8 × 2 15/16 × 4 5/16 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.377.88
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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