Terracotta oil lamp

Roman, Cypriot

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 171

Loeschcke Type 8. Mold-made, with ring handle. Discus: a peacock displaying his tail feathers, head turned to right, standing on a branch (?); a single filling hole to bottom left, and surrounded by two raised concentric lines; on shoulder, impressed leaf pattern. Incised ring base, and slightly pushed-in base with central indented marker's mark.

Intact.

Terracotta oil lamp, Terracotta, Roman, Cypriot

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