Terracotta oil lamp

Roman

Not on view

Late Loeschcke Type 8. Mold-made, with unpierced handle. Deep, concave discus: rosette of sixteen rounded petals; a filling hole at center, and another, not fully pierced through, at top back; a single raised circle around edge. Horizontal shoulder: pattern of impressed circles. Undefined, pushed-in base.

Complete, except for chip in front edge of nozzle.

Terracotta oil lamp, Terracotta, Roman

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