Terracotta oil lamp

Roman, Cypriot

Not on view

Mold-made, with ring handle. Shallow discus: vertical scene with bird on leafy branch, facing right; a single, small filling hole between bird's neck and branch. Horizontal shoulder: inner band of impressed dots and herring bone wreath. Incised base ring, and uneven, pushed-in base.

Intact. The hole in the handle has been outlined on both side but not made.

Terracotta oil lamp, Terracotta, Roman, Cypriot

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