Terracotta oil lamp
Unknown
Date unknown · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art
Mold-made. Carinated body. Large central filling hole, surrounded by a narrow, inward-sloping band. Sloping shoulder, decorated with radiating lines and knobs at sides; at left, a lion's head, and at right, a dolphin in profile, facing forward. Slightly tapering nozzle, with mask of a satyr in high relief along its top. Incised base ring, and raised, concave base. Intact.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- Date unknown
- Medium
- Terracotta
- Culture
- Greek
- Department
- Greek and Roman Art
- Credit line
- The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
