Object Description
A Roman, mould-made, terracotta oil lamp featuring a decorated discus. The lamp features a distinctive wide, angled nozzle and two decorative volutes to each side. The rounded body holds a large discus with flat, narrow shoulders. Three concentric circles surround the discus, which is decorated at the centre. It depicts two busts, both male and bearded. They wear pointed, phrygian caps, with a cross motif to the top. Between them is a filling hole, slightly off-centre. A larger burn hole sits in the nozzle. The lamp has a flat base, decorated with a single circular groove. At its centre is a maker’s mark; LMVNSVC, an Italic workshop with North African branches.
Date: Circa AD 70-120