Terracotta oil lamp
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Vessberg Type 18. Unpierced handle. Mold-made. Discus: victorious racehorse running left and wearing ornate collar, flanked to either side by herringbone wreath; two filing holes at top and bottom left. Above horse: indistinct letters (?); below horse: indistinct letters. On shoulder, stylized vine tendril with bunches of grapes. Rounded nozzle with large wick hole. On undefined, slightly concave base, indistinct Greek letters in relief: EYTYXHTOC (?).
Intact. Buff clay. Two halves of mold slightly misaligned at front.
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