Terracotta oil lamp

Roman

Not on view

Loeschcke Type 4. Mold-made. Discus: seated Eros, facing right, with right arm and wing extended behind him and left wing above his head to right and a lyre held before him. Single filling hole at bottom near nozzle, with a band of lines and grooves towards edge. Volutes flanking nozzle. Shallow base ring, and flat base.

Complete, except for one small hole at base of right side of nozzle.

Terracotta oil lamp, Terracotta, Roman

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