Title
Oil Lamp
Date
1st to 2nd century CE
Creator
Unknown (Roman)
Roman
Coverage
Style/Period: Roman
Repository: Museum of Classical Antiquities, University of Ottawa / Musée d'antiquités gréco-romaines, Université d'Ottawa
Type
containers|decorative art
Format
Materials/Techniques: Terracotta (clay material); mold-made
Measurements: Body: 2.1 cm high; 4.3 cm wide; 6.6 cm long. Handle: 2.8 cm high; 0.9 cm wide; 2.3 cm long. Filling-hole diameter: 0.7 cm. Nozzle diameter (1-2): 0.8 cm. Base (hole): 1.3 cm high; 1.8 cm wide.
Description
Colour: orange-brown. Miniature lamp; two round-tipped nozzles; one central filling-hole; incised ring surrounding the filling-hole.
Discuss iconography: a series of petal-like shapes radiates from the incised ring surrounding the filling-hole. There is a small unpierced lug handle on the side.
Discuss iconography: a series of petal-like shapes radiates from the incised ring surrounding the filling-hole. There is a small unpierced lug handle on the side.
Identifier
Repository Accession Number: 977.1.4
Record: UO-MCA-977-1-4
Source
Cataloguer: Mélissa Mourez, University of Ottawa
Photographer: Niġel Klemenčič-Puglisevich, Carleton University
Image Date: April 2022
Rights
The images are provided by the Museum of Classical Antiquities, University of Ottawa. For contact information, visit the Museum website: https://arts.uottawa.ca/cla-srs/en/museum | Les images sont fournies par le Musée d'antiquités gréco-romaines de l'Université d’Ottawa. Visitez le site du musée pour les coordonnées : https://arts.uottawa.ca/cla-srs/fr/musee