Terracotta oil lamp

Roman, Cypriot

Not on view

Loeschcke Type 1B. Mold-made. Discus: vine wreath with bunches of grapes, arranged around a central filling hole, tied with taenia at top, with a band of lines and grooves at edge. Volutes flanking nozzle. Within raised base ring, a flat base, with irregular incised or impressed letters across center: FAVSTI.

Intact.

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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