Terracotta oil lamp

Roman, Cypriot

Not on view

Loeschcke Type 1A, with broad, ornate nozzle channel. Mold-made. Discus: crane facing left, with reeds and ground line; below crane's neck, a single filling hole, with a broad band of lines and grooves towards edge. Volutes flanking nozzle. Within incised base ring, uneven base, with impressed letters across center: FAVSTI, and small, impressed dots above and below.

Intact.

Terracotta oil lamp, Terracotta, Roman, Cypriot

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