Terracotta oil lamp

Unknown

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

Loeschcke Type 4. Mold-made. Discus: rosette with seventeen radiating petals, issuing from a raised circle, within which a single small, slightly off-center filling hole; band of lines and grooves around edge. Volutes flanking nozzle with large wick hole. Raised base ring, and concave bottom. Intact.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1st century BCE–1st century CE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76