Title
Oil Lamp
Date
1st 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: 9.3 cm long; 6.4 cm wide; 2.4 cm high. Filling-hole diameter: 0.7 cm. Wick hole (mouth) diameter: 1.1 cm. Nozzle: 2.7 cm wide.
Description
Colour: Dark orange clay. Moldmade. Elongated round-tipped volute-nozzle; plain unadorned shoulder. One wick hole; one filling hole located at the lower right corner of the discus, near the ridge; two incised rings around discus.
Discus iconography: adult bird (pheasant?) looking backwards, its beak touching the beak of a baby bird perched on its back; three other baby birds are positioned underneath the adult, each facing three different directions (framed in a tondo measuring 4.5 cm in diameter); plain flat shoulder.
Base: inscription "LMVNSVC" is etched on the foot of the lamp.
Discus iconography: adult bird (pheasant?) looking backwards, its beak touching the beak of a baby bird perched on its back; three other baby birds are positioned underneath the adult, each facing three different directions (framed in a tondo measuring 4.5 cm in diameter); plain flat shoulder.
Base: inscription "LMVNSVC" is etched on the foot of the lamp.
Identifier
Repository Accession Number: 984.1.11
Record: UO-MCA-984-1-11
Source
Cataloguer: Mélissa Mourez, University of Ottawa
Photographer: Mélissa Mourez, University of Ottawa
Image Date: 2018-02-26
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