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Loeschcke Type 4. Mold-made. Discus: standing Zeus/Jupiter, facing front, naked, holding thunderbolt in right hand and long scepter in left; eagle at his feet to left; a single filling hole at left between thunderbolt and eagle; band of lines and grooves around edge. Volutes flanking nozzle. Large wick hole. Incised base ring, and flat base.
Intact, but one surface chip on base.
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Title: Terracotta oil lamp
Period: Early Imperial
Date: ca. 40–100 CE
Culture: Roman
Medium: Terracotta
Dimensions: Overall: 1 x 3 3/4 in. (2.5 x 9.5 cm)
Classification: Terracottas
Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
Object Number: 74.51.1942
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