Terracotta oil lamp

Unknown

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

Loeschcke Type 4. Mold-made. Discus: naked Silenus standing in profile to left, head titled slightly back, right arm raised above his head, and holding a wine skin over his left shoulder; behind him is a net-like enclosure; a single filling hole at right behind the figure, and a band of lines and grooves towards edge. Volutes flanking nozzle. Incised base ring, and slightly concave base. Intact.

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