Object Description
A Roman terracotta 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 with a geometric motif at the centre. The discuss is decorated with a Chi-Rho monogram flanked with filling holes. The shoulder is enriched with a band of alternating concentric circles and ovals. Burn marks are visible around the nozzle.
This lamp is classified as Atlante X; Hayes II A.
Date: Circa 5th-6th Century AD