Caption

Lamp decorated with a depiction of a dog, unknown eastern workshop, single-burner oil lamp, 1st century, Roman Empire 27 BC–476, weight 0.082 kg, dogs iconography., The image shows an oval-shaped terracotta oil lamp with a rounded handle extension, placed on a smooth gray surface and set against a gray background. The lamp has a central shallow bowl with a small round hole and a molded raised motif in the center, surrounded by a series of concentric ridges. The handle has a circular opening. The surface of the lamp shows worn and rough textures with patches of darker discoloration and small chips. Visible colors include reddish-brown, dark brown, blackened areas, and the surrounding gray background and surface.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A02_317

License type

Rights managed

Available size

96.0Mb (2.4Mb) / 19.3in x 19.3in / 5792 x 5792 (300dpi)

Keywords

Lamp decorated depiction dog unknown eastern workshop single-burner oil lamp 1st century Roman Empire 27 BC–476 weight 0.082 kg dogs iconography image oval-shaped terracotta oil lamp rounded handle extension placed smooth gray surface set gray background lamp central shallow bowl small round hole molded raised motif center surrounded series concentric ridges circular opening surface worn rough textures patches darker discoloration small chips Visible colors include reddish-brown dark brown blackened areas surrounding gray background surface.