Terracotta oil lamp

Roman

Not on view

Loeschcke Type 1A. Mold-made. Discus: rosette with ten radiating petals, issuing from a single small, central filling hole; broad band of lines and grooves around edge. Volutes flanking angular nozzle with large wick hole. Incised base ring, and uneven, concave bottom.

Intact, except for one tiny hole on right edge of discus.

Terracotta oil lamp, Terracotta, Roman

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