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Lamp (Top)
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The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States
Discus Iconography: Erotic scene with two lovers on a bed; the woman on the right is crouching on all fours; the man is kneeling behind her with his left hand on her back.
Description: Moldmade, from plaster mold. Shoulder: Loeschcke form II a. Filling-hole in lower part of the discus. Voluted angular-tipped nozzle. Raised base-ring marked off by two circular grooves.
Type: Loeschcke I B; Bailey A group iii
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Details
- Title: Lamp (Top)
- Creator: Unknown
- Date Created: 1st century B.C.–4th century A.D.
- Location Created: Roman Empire
- Physical Dimensions: 2.3 × 6.8 × 9.5 cm (7/8 × 2 11/16 × 3 3/4 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.377.537
- 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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