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; single-burner oil lamp, Roman deities; 2nd century; Carthage Tunisia; weight 0.152 kg;, A low, shallow vessel with an irregular rounded form and a slightly raised rim on one side, made of textured earthen material in shades of reddish-brown and terracotta with lighter dusty patches and subtle darker smudges, resting on a smooth gray surface against a plain light gray background.
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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; single-burner oil lamp, Roman deities; 2nd century; Carthage Tunisia; weight 0.152 kg;, A low, shallow vessel with an irregular rounded form and a slightly raised rim on one side, made of textured earthen material in shades of reddish-brown and terracotta with lighter dusty patches and subtle darker smudges, resting on a smooth gray surface against a plain light gray background.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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Lamp decorated representation goddess Roma eagle palm branch goddess's foot burning altar crab single-burner oil lamp Roman deities 2nd century Carthage Tunisia weight 0.152 kg low shallow vessel irregular rounded form slightly raised rim side textured earthen material shades reddish-brown terracotta lighter dusty patches subtle darker smudges resting smooth gray surface plain light gray background.

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