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Ceramic oil lamp with rectangular stamp (GEMINI) on the outside of the disc next to the spout. The disc has a crescent-shaped decoration located around the feeding hole. Both part of the handle and the beak are not preserved. The piece is restored.

There are no signs of use, which could indicate "that they were only used once" (A.Morillo). The group to which it belongs has been recognized as having a possible ritual use. The Gemini seal "could allude to Gemini and the divine twins. If so, a propitiatory ritual of life-death-rebirth would fit" (Á.Morillo).

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