Caption

Lamp decorated with a representation of the goddess Roma with an eagle and a palm branch; at the goddess's foot a burning altar and a crab. 2nd century, Carthage Tunisia. Oil lamp, weight 0.152 kg. Single-burner lamp, Roman deities., A round terracotta object with a spout and a rounded pouring lip, shown against a gray background; the surface is reddish-brown with variations of darker brown and small worn areas, and there is a shallow circular recessed panel on top containing a low-relief depiction of a standing figure holding a staff and wearing draped clothing, with a smaller object beside the figure and a group of rounded holes puncturing the panel, plus a few small raised bumps and subtle tool marks on the textured surface.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A06_042

License type

Rights managed

Available size

96.0Mb (3.1Mb) / 19.3in x 19.3in / 5792 x 5792 (300dpi)

Keywords

Lamp decorated representation goddess Roma eagle palm branch goddess's foot burning altar crab 2nd century Carthage Tunisia Oil lamp weight 0.152 kg Single-burner lamp Roman deities round terracotta object spout rounded pouring lip shown gray background surface reddish-brown variations darker brown small worn areas shallow circular recessed panel top containing low-relief depiction standing figure holding staff wearing draped clothing smaller object beside figure group rounded holes puncturing plus small raised bumps subtle tool marks textured surface.