Terracotta oil lamp

Roman, Cypriot

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 171

Loeschcke Type 4. Mold-made. On discus, frieze of gladiatorial equipment, comprising two shields at bottom behind nozzle, two swords, one straight, the other curved, two helmets, and two greaves at top; a single, central filling hole surrounded by a raised circle, and two concentric grooves towards edge. Volutes flank nozzle. Incised base ring, and flat base, with small central ring a dot.

Intact.

Terracotta oil lamp, Terracotta, Roman, Cypriot

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Terracotta oil lamp, Terracotta, Roman, Cypriot
Terracotta oil lamp, Terracotta, Roman, Cypriot

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