Terracotta oil lamp

Roman

Not on view

Loeschcke Type 4. Mold-made. Discus: charioteer driving biga to right, holding reins and whip over horses' backs; thick ground line below; a single filling hole at right below horses' bodies; band of lines and grooves around edge. Volutes flanking nozzle. Raised base ring, and flat base.

Intact, but some surface encrustation and chipping.

Terracotta oil lamp, Terracotta, Roman

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