Terracotta oil lamp

Roman

Not on view

Loeschcke Type 8. Mold-made. Concave discus: a single, central filling hole; one raised circle midway between filling hole and edge, and another around edge. Shoulder: impressed large ovules. Heart-shaped nozzle. Faint incised base ring, and slightly concave base.

Intact, except for one tiny hole in shoulder near back.

Terracotta oil lamp, Terracotta, Roman

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