Terracotta oil lamp ca. 40–100 Roman Broneer Type 21. Mold-made, with ring handle and ornament above. Discus: a band of close-set radiating lines within an oak wreath; a single central filling hole surrounded by a single raised line; a narrow band of lines and grooves at edge of discus. A narrow, plain shoulder. Elongated volutes flanking long nozzle, forming a channel with a tiny slit, and a large wick hole. Poorly-defined raised base ring, and slightly concave handle ornament is of handle ornament broken off and missing, but otherwise Terracotta oil lamp
Terracotta oil lamp ca. 40–100 Roman Broneer Type 21. Mold-made, with ring handle and ornament above. Discus: a band of close-set radiating lines within an oak wreath; a single central filling hole surrounded by a single raised line; a narrow band of lines and grooves at edge of discus. A narrow, plain shoulder. Elongated volutes flanking long nozzle, forming a channel with a tiny slit, and a large wick hole. Poorly-defined raised base ring, and slightly concave handle ornament is of handle ornament broken off and missing, but otherwise Terracotta oil lamp 241620
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