Terracotta oil lamp

Roman

Not on view

Loeschcke Type 4 (Vessberg Type 10). Mold-made. Large body. Discus: Bird with long legs perched on branch (?), facing left but with head turned back to right, and proper right wing raised; a single filling hole at right; band of regular lines and grooves around edge; plain, narrow, sloping shoulder. Squat volutes flanking large, slightly pointed nozzle, with large wick hole. Incised base ring, and slightly raised flat base.

Intact.

Terracotta oil lamp, Terracotta, Roman

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