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© Museu d'Arqueologia de Catalunya - Barcelona
Omeka ID 2371
Procedència desconeguda
Roman world

Cupido and hare lamp

MAC BCN-005640

Object type
oil lamp
Production date
1 / 100
Fabric
undetermined high imperial production oil lamp
Museum
Museu d'Arqueologia de Catalunya - Barcelona
Culture
Roman world
Discovery location
Procedència desconeguda
Materials
pottery
Township
Desconegut
Technique
moulding
Where is it?
Exposició permanent
Dimensions
24 x 74 x 103 mm
Description
Volute lamp with the representation of a scene where there is a child figure, nude and winged, like a Cupid, who observes a hare that hides behind the leaves of a vine full of grapes. The representation of Cupid, responsible for falling in love and human passions, accompanied by hares and rabbits, is common in Latin iconography. These animals were associated with fertility and sexuality, two issues for which Cupid was quite famous.

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