Terracotta oil lamp

Roman, Cypriot

Not on view

Loeschcke Type 1B. Mold-made. Discus: figure of Athena, draped, facing left, wearing crested, holding transverse spear in right and round shield in left hand, with a broad band of lines and grooves towards edge. Volutes flanking nozzle. Within raised base ring, flat base, with large impressed letters across center: FVAS.

Body intact, but most of nozzle missing.

Terracotta oil lamp, Terracotta, Roman, Cypriot

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