Lamp decorated with a depiction of a dog, unknown eastern workshop; single-burner oil lamp; dogs iconography; 1st century, Roman Empire 27 BC–476; oil lamp; weight 0.082 kg., An earthenware oil lamp with a rounded body and a short handle, shown against a plain gray background; the lamp has a shallow central reservoir with a raised ridged rim and a small circular fill hole, and a slightly protruding nozzle area; the surface shows worn and chipped areas with a patina of dark brown, reddish-brown, and lighter tan tones, and some blackened spots, with textured clay and small flecks of wear visible across the object.
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Lamp decorated with a depiction of a dog, unknown eastern workshop; single-burner oil lamp; dogs iconography; 1st century, Roman Empire 27 BC–476; oil lamp; weight 0.082 kg., An earthenware oil lamp with a rounded body and a short handle, shown against a plain gray background; the lamp has a shallow central reservoir with a raised ridged rim and a small circular fill hole, and a slightly protruding nozzle area; the surface shows worn and chipped areas with a patina of dark brown, reddish-brown, and lighter tan tones, and some blackened spots, with textured clay and small flecks of wear visible across the object.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A02_316

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Lamp decorated depiction dog unknown eastern workshop single-burner oil lamp dogs iconography 1st century Roman Empire 27 BC–476 oil lamp weight 0.082 kg earthenware oil lamp rounded body short handle shown plain gray background lamp shallow central reservoir raised ridged rim small circular fill hole slightly protruding nozzle area surface worn chipped areas patina dark brown reddish-brown lighter tan tones blackened spots textured clay small flecks wear visible across object.

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