1st century AD. A terracotta lamp formed of two halves, made of brown clay covered with good quality glaze, each half made in a separate mould, seam between the two halves visible from the inside, handle with grooves, wide rim, discus decorated with the image of the Greek hero Jason, naked, the head covered by a Phrygian helmet and turning towards the right looking at the severed head of the Dragon, the golden fleece worn over his shoulders. See Brooner, O., Isthmia excavations by the University of Chicago under the auspices of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens, volume III, Terracotta Lamps, Princeton,1977, nn. 2374, 2442, for similar types. 79 grams, 11.3cm (4 1/4"). From the collection of Arno Jumpertz, Leverkusen, Germany, 1924-1984; much of the collection was exhibited at Neus museum, in 1985. This lamp (Lucerna) belongs to the type XXIII of the Brooner classification, characterised by double volutes and a nozzle with rounded end; discus rarely plain, commonly decorated with relief; flat or slightly concave base. The scene here depicted represents the well known episode of the Argonauts, with Jason, Prince of Iolkos (nowadays Volos, Thessaly), slaying the dragon and recovering the golden fleece on his shoulders.