Terracotta oil lamp

Unknown

ca. 40–100 CE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Loeschcke Type 4. Mold-made. Discus: at left, a slave, wearing a loin-cloth, kneeling to right with hands in a large basket or bowl; above to right, a goat's head; single filling hole below towards nozzle, with a band of lines and grooves towards edge. Volutes flanking nozzle. Incised base ring, and flat base. Right side of nozzle broken and missing; small hole in left underside of nozzle.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 40–100 CE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Roman, Cypriot

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76