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Wheel-made body, with applied nozzle. Large central filling hole, surrounded by an inward-sloping shoulder and a band of incised lines; convex-curving side to deep, carinated body and projections on either side. Raised base ring and concave base.
Both projections broken, with most of the one on the left side missing; chip to fron and right side of nozzle. Heavy, thick base.
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Title: Terracotta oil lamp
Period: Late Classical or Early Hellenistic
Date: ca. 350–250 BCE
Culture: Greek
Medium: Terracotta
Dimensions: Overall: 1 1/2 x 3 1/4 in. (3.8 x 8.3 cm)
Classification: Terracottas
Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
Object Number: 74.51.2148
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