Terracotta oil lamp
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.
Intact, but one large surface chip on right side of body.
Artwork Details
- Title: Terracotta oil lamp
- Period: Hellenistic
- Date: 3rd century BCE
- Culture: Greek
- Medium: Terracotta
- Dimensions: Overall: 1 1/4 x 2 3/4 in. (3.2 x 7 cm)
- Classification: Terracottas
- Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
- Object Number: 74.51.1883
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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