Terracotta oil lamp

Unknown

3rd century CE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Late Loeschcke Type 8. Mold-made, with unpierced handle. Discus: charioteer driving to left behind two horses; a single filling hole at bottom. Broad, flat shoulder: double wreath of impressed dots. Large wick hole. Undefined, pushed-in base. Front of nozzle broken and missing, with large hole in body below.

Artist

Unknown

Date

3rd century CE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76