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Terracotta oil lamp

Terracotta oil lamp. Culture: Roman. Dimensions: Overall: 7/8 x 3 5/8 in. (2.2 x 9.2 cm). Date: 1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.. Loeschcke Type 4. Mold-made. Discus: two dolphins, facing downward, flanking a vertical anchor; a single filling hole at center obscuring the top of the anchor, and a band of lines and grooves at edge. Small volutes flanking nozzle. Incised base ring, and slightly uneven base. Intact.
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Title: Terracotta oil lamp
Caption: Terracotta oil lamp. Culture: Roman. Dimensions: Overall: 7/8 x 3 5/8 in. (2.2 x 9.2 cm). Date: 1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.. Loeschcke Type 4. Mold-made. Discus: two dolphins, facing downward, flanking a vertical anchor; a single filling hole at center obscuring the top of the anchor, and a band of lines and grooves at edge. Small volutes flanking nozzle. Incised base ring, and slightly uneven base. Intact.
Technique/material: TERRACOTTA
Period: Early Imperial
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Location: ROMAN EMPIRE
Credit: Album
Releases: ? Model Release: No - ? Property Release: No
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Image size: 2458 × 2458 px | 17.3 MB
Print size: 20.8 × 20.8 cm | 967.7 × 967.7 in (300 dpi)
Keywords: CLAY • EARLY IMPERIAL • GREEK AND ROMAN ART • LAMPS • LIGHTING DEVICES • METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NEW YORK, USA • ROMAN EMPIRE • TERRACOTTA • TERRACOTTAS