Terracotta oil lamp
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Loeschcke Type 1A. Mold-made. Discus: a rosette with four large petals, interspersed with leafy fronds; a single filling hole at center, with a band of raised dots within two circles at edge. Volutes flanking angular nozzle, with a large wick hole. Raised base ring, and a flat base.
Broken and repaired, with one hole in body, three holes in discus, and chip in front edge of nozzle. Sooting around nozzle. Pink clay.
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