Terracotta oil lamp

Unknown

7th century CE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Vessberg type 19 (slipper lamp). Mold-made, with applied conical handle. Broad, sharply carinated body; on the discus, indistinct pattern with central filling hole, surrounded by two raised lines that run forward to the wick hole, forming a channel between the two; on the shoulder, a pattern of wavy tendrils. Undefined base, with raised line extending to front. Intact, but heavily encrusted. The wick hole has been crudely formed in the center of the discus.

Artist

Unknown

Date

7th century CE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76