Terracotta oil lamp

Roman

Not on view

Mold-made, with unpierced handle. Shallow discus: dog, leaping to left; two filling holes above dog at right and below him at left. Broad, horizontal shoulder: impressed herring bone pattern with inner circle of dots. Large wick hole. Undefined, deep concave base.

Intact, except for small chip in right side of wick hole.

Terracotta oil lamp, Terracotta, Roman

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