Terracotta oil lamp

Roman, Cypriot

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Loeschcke Type 5. Ring handle. Mold-made. Discus: oak branch. Single filling hole towards nozzle. On narrow shoulder, ovules. Small volutes flanking nozzle. Within incised Broad base ring within incised lines; on flat base, impressed letter: I.

Broken and repaired, with four small holes in discus and body.

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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