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Vessberg Type 20. Mold-made. Deep, lentoid shape, with impressed decoration. Large, oval central filling hole, surrounded by a rosette pattern comprising seven circular petals, interspersed with indistinct tongues; towards edge, two concentric grooves, the outer one broken by the front edge of the wick hole. On the uneven base, traces of circular grooves.
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Title: Terracotta oil lamp
Period: Early Byzantine
Date: late 5th–6th century CE
Culture: Roman
Medium: Terracotta
Dimensions: Overall: 1 x 3 3/4 in. (2.5 x 9.5 cm)
Classification: Terracottas
Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
Object Number: 74.51.2047
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