Terracotta oil lamp
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Vessberg type 19 (slipper lamp). Mold-made, with applied conical handle. Broad, sharply carinated body; a large central filling hole, with raised lip and another raised line that runs forward to the wick hole, forming a channel between the two; on the shoulder, a pattern of wavy tendrils in relief, with a band of chevrons around the entire edge. Undefined base.
One large chip in left side of wick hole, and a hole in upper left side of shoulder.
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