Terracotta oil lamp

Unknown

2nd century CE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Mold-made, with unpierced handle. Shallow discus: man, moving right, but looking down and back left, holding indistinct object in his left hand, and with his right arm around back on animal (dog or bear?) at left, leaping up at him; two filling holes, one small hole at top left, the other larger at bottom right. Broad, horizontal shoulder: impressed herring bone pattern with central line of small dots. Undefined, concave base. Intact.

Artist

Unknown

Date

2nd century CE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76