A Roman oil lamp type in orange terracotta. The discus has a wide filling hole surrounded by grooves and decorated with a band of impressed rosettes around the perimeter, and with a solid handle at the rear. The lamp stands on a low ring foot.
 
Eastern Mediterranean: Circa 3rd century AD.
 
Complete and intact; with light accretions.
Length 9.2 cms (3.6 ins)
 
Provenance: From a private Israeli collection 1990's
 
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