Terracotta oil lamp
Not on view
Loeschcke Type 4. Mold-made. On discus, circular frieze comprising two rectangular shields at bottom behind nozzle, two swords, one straight (a gladius), the other curved (a sica), two helmets, and two greaves at top; two raised circles and a single filling hole at center, with a band of lines and grooves towards edge. Volutes flanking nozzle. Within incised base ring, slightly uneven base, with an impressed line at center.
Intact.
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