Terracotta oil lamp
Unknown
early 3rd century BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art
Wheel-made body, with applied long nozzle. Large central filling hole, surrounded by an inward-sloping shoulder and an incised circle; deep, convex-curving side to cylindrical body. Raised base ring and deep, concave base. Intact. Heavy, thick base.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- early 3rd century BCE
- Medium
- Terracotta
- Culture
- Greek, Attic
- Department
- Greek and Roman Art
- Credit line
- The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
