Object Description
An Ancient roman terracotta oil lamp featuring a circular body with a flat shoulder, a raised ridge surrounds the discuss separating the shoulder. A ring handle is attached to the top of the lamp and displays a single incised groove. The discuss is adorned with three identical theatre masks evenly dispersed over the upper half. The filling hole is at the centre framed by two concentric circles and a small air hole is visible at the lower section of the discuss. The base is flat with one incised circle framing the makers mark.
This oil lamp resembles Loeschcke type VIII, Broneer XXVII C.
Date: 2nd – 3rd century AD