Terracotta oil lamp

Roman

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Loeschcke Type 8. Unpierced handle. Mold-made. Discus: oak wreath around central filling hole; second filling hole near edge behind nozzle. On shoulder: herring-bone wreath. On concave base near edge, in small Greek letters: ЄPMIAN.

Broken and partially repaired with cracks across discus, most of nozzle missing, and large hole in front of bowl.

Terracotta oil lamp, Terracotta, mold-made, Roman

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Terracotta oil lamp, Terracotta, mold-made, Roman
Terracotta oil lamp, Terracotta, mold-made, Roman
Terracotta oil lamp, Terracotta, mold-made, Roman

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