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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: Plain discus.

Description: Moldmade, from plaster mold. Ornament handle in the shape of a palmette; one groove on back of handle. Elongated body. Outward-sloping shoulder with tendrils and bunches of grapes; at foot of handle, three globules on the shoulder. Centrally grooved ridge surrounding both discus and nozzle top, leaving a channel with curved sides connecting them. Two grooves surrounding concave central discus area. Central filling-hole. Air hole in upper part of channel. Nozzle with splayed rounded tip. Two slightly raised flat concentric base-rings marked off by three circular grooves; center of base slightly concave.

Details

  • Title: Lamp (3/4 Profile From Above)
  • Creator: Unknown
  • Date Created: 1st century B.C.–4th century A.D.
  • Location Created: Anatolia
  • Physical Dimensions: 3 × 7 × 13 cm (1 3/16 × 2 3/4 × 5 1/8 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.377.477
  • 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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