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Terracotta oil lamp
Loeschcke Type 8. Mold-made. Discus: scallop shell; two filling holes, one to each side. Shoulder, slightly sloping outward: narrow band of impressed dots around edge of discus and broad impressed herringbone pattern. Undefined, concave base; on base, inscribed in large Greek letters in three lines: CΦYPIΔWNOC, "of Sphyridon."
Broken and repaired, now in two separate pieces, comprising part of discus and shoulder as a single piece, and in four joined pieces part of part of side and most of base. Reddish buff clay.
Broken and repaired, now in two separate pieces, comprising part of discus and shoulder as a single piece, and in four joined pieces part of part of side and most of base. Reddish buff clay.
Artwork Details
- Title: Terracotta oil lamp
- Period: Late Imperial
- Date: ca. 200–350 CE
- Culture: Roman, Cypriot
- Medium: Terracotta
- Dimensions: Other: 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm)
- Classification: Terracottas
- Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
- Object Number: 74.51.5880
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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