Terracotta oil lamp

Roman, Cypriot

Not on view

Vessberg Type 18. Unpierced handle. Mold-made. Discus: bestiarius using large cochlea to shield him from a bear; letters in relief below cochlea. Single filing hole at center towards top. Shoulder: right side, herring-bone wreath; left side, wolf (?) running towards man with raised arms; behind animal: letters (?) OO. Pointed nozzle with large wick hole. Undefined, concave base, circle of raised Greek letters in retrograde: EYTYXHTOC. Crack in top of right side of nozzle. Some sooting around front of nozzle.

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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