Terracotta oil lamp
Unknown Artist
Vessberg Type 19 (slipper lamp). Mold-made, with applied tall, conical handle. Sharply carinated body; wide filling hole with raised rim; channel to wick hole. Wide, rounded shoulder decorated with a pattern of raised lines, forming a V shape in the middle of each side. Oval base ring, and flat base.
Intact, except for a small chip at edge behind handle.
Credit: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
7th century A.D.
Terracotta
4.4 x 9.8 cm
74.51.2128
Image and text © Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2019
Where you'll find this
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Permanent collection
