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Terracotta oil lamp

Terracotta oil lamp. Culture: Roman. Dimensions: Overall: 1 3/8 x 3 5/8 in. (3.5 x 9.2 cm). Date: 2nd century A.D.. Loeschcke Type 5. Mold-made, with ring handle. Discus: a horizontal branch with oak leaves above and below; a single, small filling hole near front and with a band of grooves and raised lines at edge of discus. On narrow, almost horizontal shoulder, a pattern of small ovules. Volutes flanking nozzle. Broad raised ring base, outlined by two incised circles, and a slightly concave base, with a vertical impression at center. Intact.
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Title:
Terracotta oil lamp
Caption:
Terracotta oil lamp. Culture: Roman. Dimensions: Overall: 1 3/8 x 3 5/8 in. (3.5 x 9.2 cm). Date: 2nd century A.D.. Loeschcke Type 5. Mold-made, with ring handle. Discus: a horizontal branch with oak leaves above and below; a single, small filling hole near front and with a band of grooves and raised lines at edge of discus. On narrow, almost horizontal shoulder, a pattern of small ovules. Volutes flanking nozzle. Broad raised ring base, outlined by two incised circles, and a slightly concave base, with a vertical impression at center. Intact.
Technique/material:
TERRACOTTA
Period:
Mid Imperial
Museum:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Location:
ROMAN EMPIRE
Credit:
Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
Releases:
Model: No - Property: No
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Image size:
2458 x 2458 px | 17.3 MB
Print size:
20.8 x 20.8 cm | 8.2 x 8.2 in (300 dpi)
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