Lamp decorated with a representation of the goddess Roma, Roman deities, single-burner lamp: 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, A single rounded object with an elongated spout and a small raised handle area, made of a reddish-brown clay with patches of lighter and darker shades of brown and orange, resting on a neutral gray background; the surface shows a slightly rough, weathered texture and a circular shallow depression on top, and there is a small area of darker reddish pigment within that depression.
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Lamp decorated with a representation of the goddess Roma, Roman deities, single-burner lamp: 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, A single rounded object with an elongated spout and a small raised handle area, made of a reddish-brown clay with patches of lighter and darker shades of brown and orange, resting on a neutral gray background; the surface shows a slightly rough, weathered texture and a circular shallow depression on top, and there is a small area of darker reddish pigment within that depression.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A06_044

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Lamp decorated representation goddess Roma Roman deities single-burner lamp Roma eagle palm branch goddess's foot burning altar crab 2nd century Carthage Tunisia oil lamp weight 0.152 kg single rounded object elongated spout small raised handle area reddish-brown clay patches lighter darker shades brown orange resting neutral gray background surface slightly rough weathered texture circular shallow depression top small area darker reddish pigment within depression.

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