Terracotta oil lamp

Unknown

ca. 40–100 CE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Loeschcke Type 4. Mold-made. Discus: maenad moving to left with head thrown back, wearing an animal-skin girdle, holding knife or dagger in right hand behind her, and dismembered object in outstretched left hand; a single, filling hole at right; broad band of lines and grooves towards edge. Volutes flanking nozzle; large wick hole. Incised base ring, and uneven base. Complete, except for one small hole at top of discus, another in right side of body near nozzle, and a third on base.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 40–100 CE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76