Terracotta oil lamp

Unknown

ca. 200–350 CE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Loeschcke Type 8. Mold-made. Discus: scallop shell; two filling holes, one to each side. Shoulder, slightly sloping outward: narrow band of impressed dots around edge of discus and broad impressed herringbone pattern. Undefined, concave base; on base, inscribed in large Greek letters in three lines: CΦYPIΔWNOC, "of Sphyridon." Broken and repaired, now in two separate pieces, comprising part of discus and shoulder as a single piece, and in four joined pieces part of part of side and most of base. Reddish buff clay.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 200–350 CE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Roman, Cypriot

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76