Terracotta oil lamp

Unknown

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

Loeschcke Type 4. Mold-made. Discus: a gladiator standing to front, head turned to right, wearing crested helmet, greaves, and trunks, with arm at his sides, holding a round shield in his left and a sword in his right; a single filling hole at lower right; broad band of lines and grooves around edge of discus, with a narrow, sloping shoulder. Volutes flanking nozzle with large wick hole. Incised base ring, and flat base.

Artist

Unknown

Date

late 1st century BCE–early 1st century CE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76