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Loeschcke Type 5. Mold-made, with ring handle. Plain concave discus; a single filling hole at center and with a band of lines and grooves around edge of discus. Undecorated, sloping shoulder. Vestigial volutes flanking nozzle. Impressed ring base, and an uneven pushed-in base.
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Title: Terracotta oil lamp
Period: Mid Imperial
Date: ca. 90–150 CE
Culture: Roman
Medium: Terracotta
Dimensions: Overall: 1 3/8 x 3 3/4 in. (3.5 x 9.5 cm)
Classification: Terracottas
Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
Object Number: 74.51.2054
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