Terracotta oil lamp

Terracotta oil lamp

a. Early Byzantine c. 7th century
b. 3.8 x 9.2 cm, terracotta
c. Metropolitan Museum of Art 74.51.2127

Vessberg Type 19. Mold-made. Applied conical handle. Sharply carinated, pear-shaped body. Discus: square pattern comprising two curved, raised lines on each side around central filling hole; channel to wick hole, with a raised dot above; around discus, two raised, curving lines, the inner of which also encircles the wick hole. Wide, rounded shoulder with raised short lines on upper part. Small, flat base, with a pattern of a central hollow dot and a hollow circle.