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Terracotta Lamp with Victory in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, December 2008

Terracotta Lamp with Victory in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, December 2008
Terracotta Lamp
Roman, mold-made, 2nd half of the 1st century AD

Accession # 06.1021.291

Winged Victory holds a shield inscribed with a New Year's wish for happiness. Around her are representations of things that were usually given as gifts to celebrate the New Year- money (in the form of three coins) and dried fruit (dates and figs.)

Text from the Metropolitan Museum of Art label.
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