Terracotta oil lamp

Roman, Cypriot

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 171

Loeschcke Type 4. Mold-made. Discus: a scallop shell, with raised fan; a single filling hole within a raised circle, and a single concentric grooves around edge of discus; a narrow, horizontal shoulder. Voluted nozzle. Fine, incised base ring, and concave base.

Intact. Irregular lines running across base.

Terracotta oil lamp, Terracotta, Roman, Cypriot

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Terracotta oil lamp, Terracotta, Roman, Cypriot
Terracotta oil lamp, Terracotta, Roman, Cypriot

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