Terracotta oil lamp

Greek

Hellenistic

Not on view

Mold-made. Almost triangular body. Large central filling hole, slightly irregular surrounded by a narrow rim. Convex-curving shoulder, decorated in relief with matching ivy-leaf tendrils to either side and small, upturned knobs at sides. Broad, long nozzle, decorated with a Silenus mask at back and with a large round wick hole. Undefined, flat base.

Intact.

Terracotta oil lamp, Terracotta, Greek

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Terracotta oil lamp, Terracotta, Greek
Terracotta oil lamp, Terracotta, Greek
Terracotta oil lamp, Terracotta, Greek

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