The round oil-lamp is damaged, its nozzle is missing. The central medallion contains the busts of Isis and Sarapis facing each other. Her hair, without a bun, descends in waves to her shoulders. She wears a lotus flower on her head as a determinative. Sarapis is to the right, his hair combed toward the face in a "leafy motif". His beard is full. He wears a kalathos on his head, but not a radial crown. While typologically identical to the preceding example, this oil-lamp differs from it in numerous details. The meaning of the central image- Isis and Sarapis gazing at each other- is also indentical. The meaning of the motifs has been explained in the preceding entry.
Catalogue entry
Round oil-lamp from terracotta with an image of Isis and Serapis Archaeological Museum Zadar, Zadar Inv. no. AMZd A-10184; old inv. nos. I.a. 1383/2, t.k. 4427, L.878, 375 Nin (Aenona) Roman Empire, 2nd half of the 2nd c. A.D. terracotta: baked earth, moulding 8.8 x 3.4 x 7.7 cm archaeological excavation
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