Terracotta oil lamp

Unknown

1st half of 1st century CE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Loeschcke Type 1A. Mold-made. Discus: large crouching lion, facing right, above a bucranium, both in high relief; a single filling hole behind bucranium, with a band of lines and grooves at edge. Volutes flanking nozzle. Within incised base ring, flat base, with impressed letters across center: FAVSTI. Nozzle broken and partially missing, especially on the underside, but discus and body complete.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1st half of 1st century CE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Roman, Cypriot

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76