Terracotta oil lamp
Not on view
Vessberg Type 18a. Ring handle, with grooved stem. Mold-made. Sunken discus with central filling hole and close-set radiating lines around side; smaller hole near edge of discus behind nozzle. On shoulder in high relief: alternating vine leaves and bunches of grapes. On flat base within inscribed circle, in incised Greek letters: ΠΛΑ/TWN/OC.
Top of handle broken and repaired. Buff clay.
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