Terracotta oil lamp

Roman

Not on view

Broneer Type 21. Mold-made, with ring handle and triangular ornament above. Discus: a wreath; a single central filling hole, with a band of lines and grooves at edge. A narrow, plain, sloping shoulder. Large volutes flanking long nozzle, with large wick hole. Raised base ring, and slightly concave base.

The handle ornament is hollow.

Most of handle ornament broken off and missing.

Terracotta oil lamp, Terracotta, Roman

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