Terracotta oil lamp
Early Imperial
Not on view
On discus in high relief: naked male figure (Dionysus?) lying full length on an ornate couch, with right arm raised behind his head and left arm dropping down over edge of the couch; at either end of the couch, two small goats, facing inward, standing on rocky outcrops; at top, behind figure a pedum and rectangular object; single filing hole at bottom center under couch. Narrow continuous shoulder decorated with close-set diagonal lines. Volutes flanking large nozzle. Raised base ring with incised Greek letters at center: AT.
Broken, with front of nozzle missing and surface loss to left side of body. Red slip.
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