A provincial Roman terracotta oil lamp. The discus is decorated with the bust of the goddess Luna. She is shown in a frontal portrait with her hair styled away from her face, above a crescent moon slightly encompassing the portrait. Between her head and one of the tusks is the filling hole. The base with the old collection number in black.
 
Roman Empire: 2nd-3rd century AD.
 
Complete and intact; the scene a little worn.
Length 9.7 cms (3.8 ins)
 
Provenance: From an old German collection, 1960's-1970's
 
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