Terracotta oil lamp

Unknown

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

Loeschcke Type 1A. Mold-made, with ring handle. Discus; a bird (duck or swan?), floating on the wavy surface of a stretch of water; single filling hole at lower left and with a band of two raised lines and a groove at edge of discus. Plain, horizontal shoulder. Volutes flanking broad, angular nozzle. Incised lines on front edge of handle, with uneven join towards back. Incised ring base, and a flat base, with an obscure impressed mark at center. 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