Terracotta oil lamp

Roman

Not on view

Vessberg Type 13. Mold-made. Discus: rosette of twelve slender round petals interspersed with four pointed, slender leaves; a single, small filling hole at center; raised ridge around edge of discus. Sloping shoulder: small ovules around inner edge. Round nozzle; a pair of impressed circles as stylized volutes at each side of back of nozzle. Raised base ring, and broad, flat base; small impressed circle at center.

Intact.

Terracotta oil lamp, Terracotta, Roman

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