Object Description
A small-sized Roman oil lamp featuring an elongated oval body and a circular discus. A raised ridge surrounds the discuss, which continues around the large nozzle hole to form a broad canal. A solid spike like handle, which is flattened on each side, sits at the top of the lamp and the base is supported with a ring foot. The discus, with two filling holes on either side, is decorated with a palm tree. The shoulder is enriched with alternating geometric motifs.
This oil lamp resembles Atlante type X; Hayes type II
Date: Circa 5th-6th century AD