Terracotta oil lamp
Vessberg type 19 (slipper lamp). Mold-made, with applied conical handle. Broad, sharply carinated body; on the discus, indistinct pattern with central filling hole, surrounded by two raised lines that run forward to the wick hole, forming a channel between the two; on the shoulder, a pattern of wavy tendrils. Undefined base, with raised line extending to front.
Intact, but heavily encrusted. The wick hole has been crudely formed in the center of the discus.
Intact, but heavily encrusted. The wick hole has been crudely formed in the center of the discus.
Artwork Details
- Title: Terracotta oil lamp
- Period: Early Byzantine
- Date: 7th century CE
- Culture: Roman
- Medium: Terracotta
- Dimensions: Overall: 1 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. (3.8 x 8.9 cm)
- Classification: Terracottas
- Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
- Object Number: 74.51.2132
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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