Terracotta oil lamp

Greek

Not on view

Wheel-made, with applied loop handle. Deeply carinated body. Horizontal discus with a single, large filling hole at center and a groove and vertical lip around edge. Broad, concave-curving shoulder, with wick hole at front behind small pointed nozzle. Handle applied to underside of body and top of shoulder across edge of discus at back. Undefined, flat base.

Intact, but one large surface chip on right side of body.

Terracotta oil lamp, Terracotta, Greek

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Terracotta oil lamp, Terracotta, Greek
Terracotta oil lamp, Terracotta, Greek

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