Terracotta oil lamp

Roman, Cypriot

Not on view

Loeschcke Type 1A, with nozzle channel. Mold-made. Discus: in high relief, a hound chasing a hare, both running from left above ground line slanting up to right; a single filling hole at center above line; band of lines and grooves around edge. Volutes flanking angular nozzle, with large wick hole. Raised base ring, flanked by two incised circles, and a deep concave base.

Intact.

Terracotta oil lamp, Terracotta, Roman, Cypriot

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