Terracotta oil lamp

Roman

Not on view

Broneer Type 21. Mold-made, with ring handle and ornament above. Discus: a band of close-set radiating lines within an oak wreath; a single central filling hole surrounded by a single raised line; a narrow band of lines and grooves at edge of discus. A narrow, plain shoulder. Elongated volutes flanking long nozzle, forming a channel with a tiny slit, and a large wick hole. Poorly-defined raised base ring, and slightly concave base.

The handle ornament is hollow.

Most of handle ornament broken off and missing, but otherwise complete.

Terracotta oil lamp, Terracotta, Roman

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