Terracotta oil lamp

Unknown

ca. 300–250 BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Wheel-made body, with applied long nozzle. Large central filling hole, surrounded by a plain, rounded band and a deep groove; two concentric incised lines decorate the upper part of the convex-curving side to deep body, with a pierced projecting knob on left side; a single incised straight line across top of nozzle. Raised base ring and concave base. Intact, except for small chip in base ring.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 300–250 BCE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Greek

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76