Terracotta oil lamp

Roman

Not on view

Mold-made, with unpierced, tall handle. Discus: stylized rosette of ten rounded petals, each with a spine of raised dots, around a central raised circle with a ring of dots within; two filling holes, one in central circle, the other at bottom edge. Narrow shoulder: small, raised dots flanked by raised lines. Large wick hole. Undefined, slightly uneven base.

Intact.

Terracotta oil lamp, Terracotta, Roman

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