Terracotta oil lamp

Roman, Cnidian

Not on view

Loeschcke Type 8. Mold-made. Plain, concave discus with small, central filling hole; a single raised line around edge; broad, convex-curving shoulder, decorated with indistinct pattern around inner edge and a large petalled rosette at back. Volutes flanking nozzle with four raised dots between. Base ring, and uneven, slightly convex base, with a central raised circle.

Intact.

Terracotta oil lamp, Terracotta, Roman, Cnidian

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