Caption

Oil lamp, Horse iconography. Lamp pressed from a mold. Light red clay with brownish-red engobe. Almond-shaped reservoir. Ring-shaped, slightly concave base with a mold mark of two notches letter lambda or simplified alpha. Single groove runs from the base toward the nozzle. Solid nozzle. Handles decorated with a simplified winding vine s-scroll motif. Slightly concave discus with two olive holes, decorated with a depiction of a horse galloping left. Medium-length burner with an oval end and a round wick hole. No traces of use. 4th–5th century, Tunisia. Oil lamp; height 10.7 cm, width 6.9 cm., A single irregularly shaped object with a textured, rough surface in shades of reddish-brown, terracotta, and hints of pale beige set against a flat gray background; the object has a rounded elongated body with a raised, curved ridge on one side and a taller, sculpted protrusion at one end, showing variations in surface texture and subtle areas of lighter and darker coloration.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A02_450

License type

Rights managed

Available size

52.8Mb (1.2Mb) / 18.9in x 10.9in / 5658 x 3262 (300dpi)

Keywords

Oil lamp Horse iconography Lamp pressed mold Light red clay brownish-red engobe Almond-shaped reservoir Ring-shaped slightly concave base mold mark two notches letter lambda simplified alpha Single groove runs nozzle Solid nozzle Handles decorated simplified winding vine s-scroll motif Slightly discus two olive holes decorated depiction horse galloping left Medium-length burner oval round wick hole No traces 4th–5th century Tunisia height 10.7 cm width 6.9 cm single irregularly shaped object textured rough surface shades reddish-brown terracotta hints pale beige set flat gray background object rounded elongated body raised curved ridge side taller sculpted protrusion showing variations surface texture subtle areas lighter darker coloration.