Terracotta oil lamp
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Loeschcke Type 1A, with nozzle channel. Mold-made. Discus: shell pattern of numerous fans radiating from ornate ear at base; above, a single filling hole towards nozzle, with a band of lines and grooves towards edge. Volutes flanking nozzle. Within incised base ring, pushed-in base, with impressed letters across center: FAVSTI.
Intact, but slight chip on right edge of discus.
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