lamp; reproduction

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Object Type: lamp; reproduction
Museum number: 1980,1013.2
Description: Reproduction mould-made pottery lamp decorated on the discus with Cupid riding on a dolphin, playing the double pipes. Within the base-ring is an impressed mark, moulded from an ancient original. There is a red-brown surface colouration.
Production date: 1945-1980
Materials
Type series: Loeschcke IA; Shoulder-form I
Technique: mould-made; impressed
Dimensions: Length: 10 centimetres; Width: 6.70 centimetres
Curator's comments: Purchased at the exhibition `die Numidier' shown at the Rheinsiche Landesmuseum in Bonn in the winter of 1979-1980; copied from an ancient lamp in the exhibition; not marked to show its modern origin.
Bibliographic references
Location: Not on display
Subjects: classical deity; mammal
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Acquisition name
Previous owner
Acquisition date: 1980
Department: Greek and Roman
Registration number: 1980,1013.2

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