Lamp
75-125 CE
Description
Buff fabric with traces of orangish slip, charred around wick hole. Flat bottom. Pear-shaped body, with nozzle an extension of reservoir itself. Vertical, pierced handle with two longitudinal grooves. Depressed discus enclosed by raised ridge and grooves; filling hole in center. Three female heads in relief are placed at the corners of the lamp, surrounding the discus. Small "air" hole at edge of rim toward nozzle. Inscription CLOLDIA stamped on the bottom refers to C. Lollius Diadumenus.
Dimensions
4.3 x 6.3 x 10.6 cm (1 11/16 x 2 1/2 x 4 3/16 in.)
Provenance
Part of McDaniel Collection at least since 1959: Included in David Mitten's 1959 HSCP article. Probably included in original McDaniel gift.
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