Terracotta oil lamp

Roman

Not on view

Loeschcke Type 4. Mold-made. Discus: a circular wave pattern; a single filling hole at center, with a band of lines and grooves at edge. A broad, funnel-shaped channel runs from the discus to the nozzle between the volutes. Elongated volutes flanking nozzle, with large wick hole. Incised base ring, and a shallow, uneven base.

Intact.

Terracotta oil lamp, Terracotta, Roman

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