Terracotta oil lamp

Unknown

2nd century CE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Loeschcke Type 5. Mold-made, with ring handle. Discus: a horizontal branch with oak leaves above and below; a single, small filling hole near front and with a band of grooves and raised lines at edge of discus. On narrow, almost horizontal shoulder, a pattern of small ovules. Volutes flanking nozzle. Broad raised ring base, outlined by two incised circles, and a slightly concave base, with a vertical impression at center. Intact.

Artist

Unknown

Date

2nd century CE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76