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Lamp (Main View, 3/4 view from above)

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The J. Paul Getty Museum

The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States

Discus Iconography: Crouching lion in pronounced relief to left, head turned to right; the lion's tail and paws spill onto shoulder of lamp.

Description: Ring handle with two grooves on upper part. Rounded shoulder with three felines running. Starting from the handle: two felines running clockwise followed by a third running counterclockwise. Discus surrounded by a circular groove. Two equal-sized holes on discus. Round-tipped nozzle flanked by two plain spreading volutes in faint relief. Raised convex base-ring with two inner circular ridges; small central dotted circle in relief.

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  • Title: Lamp (Main View, 3/4 view from above)
  • Creator: Unknown
  • Date Created: 1st–4th century A.D.
  • Location Created: North Africa
  • Physical Dimensions: 3.6 × 8.5 × 12.3 cm (1 7/16 × 3 3/8 × 4 13/16 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.377.314
  • Culture: Roman
  • Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Villa Collection, Malibu, California
  • Creator Display Name: Unknown
  • Classification: Implements (Object Genre)
The J. Paul Getty Museum

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