Terracotta oil lamp
Not on view
Wheel-made, with applied loop handle. Deeply carinated body. Horizontal discus with a single, large filling hole at center and vertical lip around edge. Broad shoulder, with wick hole at front behind small pointed nozzle. Handle applied to outer edge of body and top of shoulder behind edge of discus at back. Raised base ring, and shallow, concave base; on underside of body, a large spiral groove.
Intact, but some small chips in lip of discus.
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