Terracotta oil lamp

Roman, Cypriot

Not on view

Loeschcke Type 1A. Mold-made. Discus: scallop shell with nine flutes, arched below; a single filling hole towards bottom; band of lines and grooves around edge, interrupted by large, funnel-shaped channel that runs along top of nozzle towards large wick hole. Volutes flanking angular nozzle. Faint incised base ring, and uneven, concave base.

Intact.

Terracotta oil lamp, Terracotta, Roman, Cypriot

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