Terracotta oil lamp

Greek

Hellenistic

Not on view

Mold-made. Carinated body. Large central filling hole, surrounded by a narrow, inward-sloping band. Sloping shoulder, decorated with radiating lines and knobs at sides; at left, a lion's head, and at right, a dolphin in profile, facing forward. Slightly tapering nozzle, with mask of a satyr in high relief along its top. Incised base ring, and raised, concave base.

Intact.

Terracotta oil lamp, Terracotta, Greek

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