Terracotta oil lamp

Unknown

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

Loeschcke Type 4. Mold-made, with ring handle. Discus: the nymph Amaltheia, facing right, with right hand outstretched and holding a goat by the horns; two filling holes above and below goat, with a band of lines and grooves at edge. Volutes flanking long nozzle. Incised base ring, and a flat base. Large, jagged hole in right side of body.

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