Terracotta oil lamp
Mold-made. Discus: a nude woman, standing facing front, with arms raised behind her head, flanked by a large vase on the left and a bird on a pedestal on the right; a ground line below the woman and pedestal; a single filling hole at bottom left, between the woman's legs and the vase; a narrow band of lines and grooves around edge of discus; a plain, slightly sloping shoulder. Stylized volutes flaring broad nozzle. Within base ring outlined by two incised circles, a flat base.
Intact.
Intact.
Artwork Details
- Title: Terracotta oil lamp
- Period: Mid Imperial
- Date: ca. 70–120 CE
- Culture: Roman, Cnidian
- Medium: Terracotta; mold-made
- Dimensions: Overall: 15/16 x 3 11/16 in. (2.4 x 9.4 cm)
- Classification: Terracottas
- Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
- Object Number: 74.51.2157
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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