Terracotta oil lamp

Roman, Cypriot

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Loeschcke Type 1A. Mold-made. Discus: seated lion facing left, with front left paw resting on a large handled krater (vase); ground line below lion; single filling hole between lion and vase, with a broad band of lines and grooves at edge. Volutes flanking angular nozzle. Raised base ring, and pushed-in base, with impressed inscription: FAVSTI (facing back).

Terracotta oil lamp, Terracotta, Roman, Cypriot

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