Terracotta oil lamp
Not on view
Mold-made. Oval shaped body tapering to point at wick hole. Discus: scallop shell in relief; a single deep groove surrounds the discus; a small central filling hole, and another tiny hole at bottom of shell at front; a narrow, plain shoulder; deep side to body, curving inward slightly; a flat base, with three small flattened pads added as feet.
Broken at back, with small hole in top of body; handle missing.
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