Terracotta oil lamp

Unknown

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

Loeschcke Type 4. Mold-made. Discus: cavalryman, with helmet, sword (or short spear?) and round shield, looking back over shoulder to right, while his horse gallops to left; a single, small filling hole at lower right; band of lines and grooves towards edge; narrow, plain shoulder. Volutes flanking nozzle; large wick hole. Incised base ring, and uneven, concave base; a small, central impressed, vertical maker's mark. Intact.

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