Terracotta oil lamp

Unknown

1st century CE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Loeschcke Type 4. Mold-made. Discus: female figure (Aphrodite/Venus) standing to front, with right arm raised to face and left holding drapery around her lower body; to left, a vase on a column; a single filling hole at lower right; band of lines and grooves around edge; sloping, narrow, undecorated shoulder. Volutes flanking broad nozzle. Incised base ring, and flat base. Intact.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1st century CE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76