Terracotta oil lamp

Unknown

ca. 90–150 CE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Loeschcke Type 5. Mold-made, with ring handle. Plain concave discus; a single filling hole at center and with a band of lines and grooves around edge of discus. Undecorated, sloping shoulder. Vestigial volutes flanking nozzle. Impressed ring base, and an uneven pushed-in base. Intact.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 90–150 CE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76