A burnished Roman Terracotta oil lamp with broad shoulder, loop handle and stub nozzle: Standard African Loeschke Type VIII. The discus decorated with a scyphus; impressed maker's mark to the underside; 'CIVNDRAC'.
Circa 120-200 AD
Very Fine condition with light accretions.
Length 10.7 cms (4.25 ins).
Provenance: From an old Lincolnshire collection collected 1980s.
The maker Caius Iunius Draco, CIVNDRAC, is a well-known North African maker operating between 120-200 A.D. and would have had a large export trade.
Roman oil lamp with scyphus and maker's mark
SKU: H773
£275.00Price
