Terracotta oil lamp

Roman

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Loeschcke Type 8. Unpierced handle. Mold-made. Discus: rosette of pointed, overlapping petals. On broad, almost horizontal shoulder: two rows of impressed dots encircled by a herringbone wreath. Rounded nozzle with large wick hole. Undefined concave base; on base, in Greek letters: ЄPMIANO. Buff clay.

Part of discus broken and missing, and one small hole in side on right towards handle. Some limy encrustation on and around handle.

Terracotta oil lamp, Terracotta, mold-made, Roman

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Terracotta oil lamp, Terracotta, mold-made, Roman
Terracotta oil lamp, Terracotta, mold-made, Roman
Terracotta oil lamp, Terracotta, mold-made, Roman

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