Terracotta oil lamp

Unknown

1st century BCE–1st century CE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Wheel-made (?). Carinated, deep body. Large, central filling hole, surrounded by a raised ring. Sharply sloping shoulder, decorated with radiating lines; at left, projecting knob in the form of an animal head (?), and at right, by a four-petalled rosette. Raised base ring, and slightly concave base. Complete, but a large surface chip on left side of shoulder, including part of a projecting knob.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1st century BCE–1st century CE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Greek or Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76