Lamp

32-36-51

From: Italy | Latium | Minturnae

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 32-36-51
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Roman
Provenience Italy | Latium | Minturnae
Locus Theatre
Date Made late 1st century - early 2nd century
Section Mediterranean
Materials Ceramic
Description

Moldmade Italic Volute Lamp. Lamp with rounded voluted nozzle (Loeschke Type IV). Buff clay with chocolate brown glaze. Decorated on discus: Bust of Zeus wearing chiton, and hair and beard in fringe of curls round his face -- in front of him is his eagle looking to left, with wings spread, standing on a conventional thunderbolt (see Walter's n. 751). Nozzle, handle broken -- mended. Potter's stamp M.

Height 3 cm
Length 10 cm
Width 8 cm
Credit Line Minturnae (Italy) Expedition, Jotham Johnson, 1932
Other Number 3775 - Field No SF

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