Terracotta oil lamp

Roman

Not on view

Mold-made, with pierced handle. Discus: bust of Helios (Sol) radiate, with large lunate frame below; a single filling hole toward right at center; band with a groove and line around edge. Sloping shoulder: indistinct impressed pattern (ovules?). Small, low handle. Rounded nozzle. Raised base ring, and flat base.

Intact.

Terracotta oil lamp, Terracotta, Roman

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