Terracotta oil lamp

Roman, Cypriot

Not on view

Loeschcke Type 4. Mold-made. Discus: winged Eros (cupid), standing with left leg raised; a single filling hole at lower right; band of lines and grooves around edge. Volutes flanking rounded nozzle with large wick hole. Incised base ring, and raised, flat bottom.

Intact, but one surface chip on discus. The design is indistinct.

Terracotta oil lamp, Terracotta, Roman, Cypriot

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