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. Roman single-burner oil lamp, 2nd century, Carthage Tunisia. Weight 0.152 kg., A worn terracotta object with a rounded body and a pointed spout is shown against a gray background, displaying a recessed circular area with a raised central scene depicting a standing robed figure holding objects and a small raised motif nearby; the surface shows a few circular holes and a small hollow at the spout, with the clay surface exhibiting reddish-brown and muted orange tones along with darker brown patches and slight variations in texture and wear.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A06_043

License type

Rights managed

Available size

68.7Mb (1.7Mb) / 13.3in x 20.0in / 4000 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Lamp decorated representation goddess Roma eagle palm branch goddess's foot burning altar crab Roman single-burner oil lamp 2nd century Carthage Tunisia Weight 0.152 kg worn terracotta object rounded body pointed spout shown gray background displaying recessed circular area raised central scene depicting standing robed figure holding objects small raised motif nearby surface circular holes small hollow spout clay surface exhibiting reddish-brown muted orange tones darker brown patches slight variations texture wear.