Terracotta oil lamp

Unknown

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

Loeschcke Type 4. Mold-made. Plain, shallow discus, with small, central filling hole; broad band of lines and grooves around edge. Volutes flanking nozzle with large wick hole. Incised base ring, and raised flat bottom; at center, a circular maker's stamp. Nozzle broken off and repaired. There is a tooling scar, made during production, which runs across the front of the discus towards the left volute.

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