Object Description
A Roman terracotta oil lamp featuring a decorated concave discus. Within its centre is a dove sitting on an olive branch with a single filling hole located beneath the image. The scene is surrounded by three concentric circles and the lamp has a large, voluted nozzle. The reverse features a concentric circle marking a simple ring base. This lamp belongs to the Loeschcke type I B/C group, which is characterised by its lack of a handle, circular body, and wide angular nozzle flanked by two volutes.
Date: Circa 1st Century AD