Terracotta oil lamp

Roman

Not on view

Loeschcke Type 5. Mold-made, with ring handle. Discus: an oak wreath in high relief; a single filling hole towards back and with a band of two raised lines and a groove at edge of discus. A plain, narrow, almost horizontal shoulder. Volutes flanking nozzle. Incised ring base, and a flat base.

Intact, but patches of limy accretion especially on base.

Terracotta oil lamp, Terracotta, Roman

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