Terracotta oil lamp
Unknown Artist
Mold-made. Carinated body. Large central filling hole, surrounded by a narrow, inward-sloping band. Sloping shoulder, decorated with radiating lines and knobs at sides; at left, a mask (?), and at right, a plain, round knob surrounded by four, small impressed circles. Long, slightly tapering nozzle, with vertical wick hole. Raised, flat base.
Complete, but some deep surface chipping, especially to knob at left.
Credit: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
Terracotta
3.2 in
74.51.1886
Image and text © Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2019
Where you'll find this
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Permanent collection
