Terracotta oil lamp
Not on view
Loeschcke Type 8. Mold-made, with unpierced handle. Discus: a scene, comprising two ill-defined figures, possibly to be viewed from the right; a standing man leans forward with head bent, facing left, and an animal leaps forward from the left with its front legs above the man's head; two filling holes above and below the animal. Shoulder: narrow pattern of indistinct ovules. Undefined, broad, flat base, with inscription: EΔIN (?). Raised bar running from base to back of handle.
Complete, except for chip in right side of handle.
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