Terracotta oil lamp

Unknown

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

Loeschcke Type 1A. Mold-made. Discus: a rosette with twelve sunken radiating petals; a single small filling hole at center, with a single groove around discus; a plain, narrow, sloping shoulder. Volutes flanking angular nozzle. Raised base ring, and an uneven, slightly pushed-in base. 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