Terracotta oil lamp

Roman, Cypriot

Not on view

Loeschcke Type 4. Mold-made. On discus: maenad carrying large, double-ended thyrsos on shoulder and tympanum in right hand; a single filling hole to right of figure, with a band of lines and grooves towards edge. Volutes flanking nozzle. Within incised base ring, slightly uneven, pushed-in base.

Intact.

Terracotta oil lamp, Terracotta, Roman, Cypriot

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