Terracotta oil lamp

Roman

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Loeschcke Type 8. Mold-made. Concave discus: a single filling hole, slightly off-center toward bottom; faint raised circles around discus, and groove around edge. Shoulder: impressed circles, each containing raised rosettes of seven dots surrounding a central dot. Heart-shaped nozzle. Incised base ring, and concave base.

Intact, except for one chip in base ring.

Terracotta oil lamp, Terracotta, Roman

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