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Vessberg Type 19 (slipper lamp). Mold-made, with applied tall, conical handle. Sharply carinated body; wide filling hole with raised rim; channel to wick hole. Wide, rounded shoulder decorated with a pattern of raised lines, forming a V shape in the middle of each side. Oval base ring, and flat base.
Intact, except for a small chip at edge behind handle.
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Title: Terracotta oil lamp
Period: Early Byzantine
Date: 7th century CE
Culture: Roman
Medium: Terracotta
Dimensions: Overall: 1 3/4 x 3 7/8 in. (4.4 x 9.8 cm)
Classification: Terracottas
Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
Object Number: 74.51.2128
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