Tonlampe (Crouching Beggar), clay, pressed into the mold, hand modeled, clay, total: Height: cm; Width: cm; Depth: cm; Diameter: cm (Tondo), ceramics, lighting, beggar, man, social classes/social groups, the poor, Early Imperial Period, Middle Imperial Period, Roman Antiquity, The clay lamp with a reddish coating has a plastically highlighted representation in the tondo. The inner picture is surrounded by three incised circles. It shows a crouching figure with his head turned to his left side. The figure is emaciated (so-called skin skeleton).

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Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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