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The discus on the top of this lamp depicts Serapis seated on a throne, holding a long scepter. To his right is Cerberus, the mythical dog who guarded the entrance to the Underworld.
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Title: Terracotta lamp
Period: Imperial
Date: late 1st–2nd century CE
Culture: Roman
Medium: Terracotta; mold-made, lead-glazed ware
Dimensions: length 13.89 cm.
Classification: Vases
Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1942
Object Number: 42.11.47
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