Terracotta oil lamp

Roman

Not on view

Loeschcke Type 4. Mold-made. Discus: standing Zeus/Jupiter, facing front, naked, holding thunderbolt in right hand and long scepter in left; eagle at his feet to left; a single filling hole at left between thunderbolt and eagle; band of lines and grooves around edge. Volutes flanking nozzle. Large wick hole. Incised base ring, and flat base.

Intact, but one surface chip on base.

Terracotta oil lamp, Terracotta, Roman

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