Terracotta oil lamp

Roman

Not on view

Loeschcke Type 1B. Mold-made. Discus: a central rosette with fifteen petals and a single filling hole at center, surrounded by three concentric lines; an outer band of nineteen raised leaves, and a band of lines and grooves around edge. Volutes flanking angular nozzle with large wick hole. Raised base ring, flanked by incised circles, and a plain, flat base.

Intact.

Terracotta oil lamp, Terracotta, Roman

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