Terracotta oil lamp

Roman

Not on view

Loeschcke Type 8. Mold-made. Discus: a plain concave disk, surrounded by a band of lines and grooves; a single filling hole at center. Shoulder: impressed, small ovules, facing outward. Large wick hole. Incised base ring, and a uneven base. with a central verrtical groove.

Intact, except for a small surface chip on base.

Terracotta oil lamp, Terracotta, Roman

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