Terracotta oil lamp

Unknown

2nd century CE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Loeschcke Type 8. Mold-made, with large ring handle. Discus: plain, shallow tear-drop shape, with a single central filling hole, and a small funnel-shaped channel to nozzle and wick hole. On the broad, horizontal shoulder, a row of impressed leaves. Two crescent-shaped projections on edge at sides. Undefined, slightly hollow base. Complete, except for one large hole in base. The weathered edges suggest that the hole made have been made deliberately in antiquity.

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