Lamp decorated with a depiction of a dog; unknown eastern workshop; single-burner oil lamp; dogs iconography; 1st century, Roman Empire 27 BC–476; weight 0.082 kg., A round, terracotta object with a molded relief of an animal in profile sits against a light gray background; the object is predominantly reddish-brown with darker brown and blackened areas, showing worn and rough textures and a central hole in the circular field, surrounded by concentric raised rings and a few small chips, and it extends into a smaller rounded projection with another hole, the animal relief featuring a curled tail and a raised head.
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Lamp decorated with a depiction of a dog; unknown eastern workshop; single-burner oil lamp; dogs iconography; 1st century, Roman Empire 27 BC–476; weight 0.082 kg., A round, terracotta object with a molded relief of an animal in profile sits against a light gray background; the object is predominantly reddish-brown with darker brown and blackened areas, showing worn and rough textures and a central hole in the circular field, surrounded by concentric raised rings and a few small chips, and it extends into a smaller rounded projection with another hole, the animal relief featuring a curled tail and a raised head.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A02_312

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Rights managed

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Keywords

Lamp decorated depiction dog unknown eastern workshop single-burner oil lamp dogs iconography 1st century Roman Empire 27 BC–476 weight 0.082 kg round terracotta object molded relief animal profile sits light gray background object predominantly reddish-brown darker brown blackened areas showing worn rough textures central hole circular field surrounded concentric raised rings small chips extends smaller rounded projection another hole animal relief featuring curled tail raised head.

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