Terracotta oil lamp
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Loeschcke Type 8. Unpierced handle. Mold-made. Discus: impressed seven-pointed star or rosette with central dot within border of slanting strokes; two filling holes, one at top right, the other at bottom left. On shoulder: impressed vine tendrils and grapes. Short nozzle with large wick hole. Undefined, slightly concave base, inscribed in Greek letters: ΠOΛY.
Intact, except for slight chip to right of nozzle. Some sooting on front edge of nozzle. Reddish buff clay.
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