Object Description
A very fine example of a late Roman, early Byzantine, Samaritan oil lamp made from terracotta. A pear-shaped body leads to a wide nozzle set with a burn hole. There is a lug handle to the rear of the lamp. There is a large, unbroken discus, framed by a raised ridge, which narrows to form a tapering channel down to the nozzle. Encircling the discus are two ladder bands, followed by a fnal band of dotted circles, towards the outer edges of the shoulders. Further ladder bands decorate the nozzle sides. The reverse features a substantial, compass-drawn triple ring-base.
Date: Circa late 3rd – 5th Century AD