Terracotta oil lamp
Unknown
Date unknown · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art
Mold-made. Carinated body. Concave discus with large filling hole and rounded, outer lip. Sharply slanting shoulder with seven, broad, radiating pointed leaves, interspersed around edge with vertical stems and flowers, each comprising an irregular pattern of impressed dots. Long, plain nozzle. Irregular, uneven base. Body complete but front of nozzle broken off and missing.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- Date unknown
- Medium
- Terracotta
- Culture
- Greek
- Department
- Greek and Roman Art
- Credit line
- The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
