Terracotta oil lamp

Roman

Not on view

Loeschcke Type 4. Mold-made. Plain, shallow discus, with a single filling hole, slightly off-center; broad band of lines and grooves around edge. Volutes flanking nozzle, with large wick hole. Incised base ring, and raised flat bottom; at center, a small, indistinct pedis plantis maker's stamp.

Intact. except for slight chips on left side of edge.
Red slip covering all of surfaces.

Terracotta oil lamp, Terracotta, Roman

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