Terracotta oil lamp

Roman

Not on view

Loeschcke Type 4. Mold-made. Discus: in relief, two victory wreaths, flanked by long, vertical palm fronds, with a single small filling hole at center and a band of lines and grooves around edge. Undecorated, horizontal shoulder; two elongated knobs at sides. Heart-shaped nozzle, flanked by two small concentric circles with central dot. Raised base ring, flanked by two incised circles, and flat base.

Intact; a jagged, irregular lump of clay on base.

Terracotta oil lamp, Terracotta, Roman

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