Terracotta oil lamp

Roman, Cypriot

Not on view

Loeschcke Type 4. Mold-made. Discus: undecorated at center and band of close-set radiating lines around upper half, flanked above and below by a raised circle; a single, small filling hole at center; raised line around edge, interrupted at front by channel and continuing to form simplified volutes flanking rounded nozzle with large wick hole. Shoulder: impressed ovules. Incised base ring, and flat, slightly raised base.

Intact, except for small loss around filling hole.

Terracotta oil lamp, Terracotta, Roman, Cypriot

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