Lighting DevicesRoman

Lamp

Description

Terracotta lamp with a depiction of a man and horse on the discus; the man is below the horse, either having fallen off or in the pose of a defeated enemy.

Classification

Lighting Devices

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Roman

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

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