Terracotta oil lamp, Early Imperial, Julio-Claudian, 1st half of 1st century A.D., Roman, Cypriot, Terracotta, Overall: 1 1/8 x 4 in. (2.9 x 10.2 cm), Terracottas, On the discus a rhinoceros is shown tossing with its horn a large cat, probably a lion, while a small animal, possibly meant to be a baby rhino, hides in a tree behind. The rhinoceros, unknown in the Mediterranean world before Roman times, is only rarely depicted in Roman art and on coins; it is shown, for example, on the Roman mosaic from Lod, Israel
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Terracotta oil lamp, Early Imperial, Julio-Claudian, 1st half, century .D, Roman, Cypriot, Terracotta, Overall, 1 1/8 x 4, 2.9 10.2 cm, Terracottas, discus, rhinoceros, shown tossing, horn, large cat, lion, small animal, meant, baby rhino, hides, tree, unknown, Mediterranean world, Roman times, rarely depicted, art, coins, shown, example, mosaic, Lod, Israel
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