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Lamp (3/4 profile from above)

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The J. Paul Getty Museum

The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States

Discus Iconography: Fisherman to left, wearing tunic and round-rimmed hat, pulling out his net; rocks(?) behind him.

Description: Moldmade. Shoulder: Loeschcke form III a. Filling-hole in left field. Small air hole on nozzle. Round-tipped volute-nozzle; burn marks. Base marked off by one circular groove. Potter's signature: double planta pedis CCLOD//CCLOD (back to back).

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  • Title: Lamp (3/4 profile from above)
  • Creator: Unknown
  • Date Created: 1st–4th century A.D.
  • Location Created: Egypt
  • Physical Dimensions: 3 × 7.7 × 11.2 cm (1 3/16 × 3 1/16 × 4 7/16 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.377.96
  • 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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