Object Description
A fine Romano-Egyptian terracotta, mould-made oil lamp with a large, decorated ovoid body. The body features a small filling hole to the top and a burn hole situated on the nozzle. The decoration displays a female face, rendered through fine incisions depicting the facial features including large, almond-shaped eyes, a broad nose and a slightly smiling mouth. The hair, represented by cross-hatched lines, branches off from the filling hole and frames the face. A ladder-like pattern below the chin enriches the nozzle. The reverse is flat and incised with the maker’s mark ‘A’ at the centre.
Date: Circa 1st century BC