Terracotta oil lamp

Roman

Not on view

Loeschcke Type 8. Mold-made, with ring handle. Plain, deep concave discus; a single small filling hole at center, with a band of lines and grooves at edge. Plain, sloping shoulder ending in volutes flanking nozzle. Vertical incised lines along front of handle. Raised base ring, and uneven base.

The front of the handle added and joined to back that forms part of the molded body.

Intact.

Terracotta oil lamp, Terracotta, Roman

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