Terracotta oil lamp

Unknown

Date unknown · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Mold-made. Carinated body. Large central filling hole, surrounded by a narrow rim. Convex-curving shoulder, decorated with a raised circle around discus and radiating, raised lines, with knobs at sides; at left, a small, indistinct creature (scorpion?), and at right, a mask (lion's head?). Short nozzle, with long wick hole. Undefined, flat 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