Terracotta oil lamp

Roman, Cypriot

Not on view

Loeschcke Type 1A. Mold-made. Discus: six large flower buds (or petals) in relief, radiating from a central filling hole, with a broad band of lines and grooves at edge. Volutes flanking nozzle. Within narrow, incised base ring, flat base, with impressed letters across center: FAVSTI, and below: Y.

Intact.

Fingerprints visible on base.

Terracotta oil lamp, Terracotta, Roman, Cypriot

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Terracotta oil lamp, Terracotta, Roman, Cypriot
Terracotta oil lamp, Terracotta, Roman, Cypriot
Terracotta oil lamp, Terracotta, Roman, Cypriot

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