Terracotta oil lamp

Greek or Roman

Not on view

Wheel-made (?). Carinated body. Large, central filling hole with raised lip, within a narrow sunken discus surrounded by a circular groove. Convex-curving, sharply sloping shoulder, decorated at left with a dolphin in relief. Two spirals flanking back of long nozzle, angular at sides of wick hole and rounded at front. Raised base ring, and concave base.

Intact, except for one chip in underside of body at left.

Terracotta oil lamp, Terracotta, Greek or Roman

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