Caption

Lamp decorated with a representation of the goddess Roma: single-burner oil lamp depicting Roma with an eagle and a palm branch; at the goddess's foot a burning altar and a crab. Roman deities, 2nd century, Carthage Tunisia. Weight 0.152 kg., A small shallow clay oil lamp in a reddish-brown color rests on a smooth gray surface, with a rounded body and a raised rim surrounding a central recessed area that contains low-relief decorative motifs; the lamp has a short pointed nozzle with a darkened tip and an opposite small upright handle-like projection, and the clay surface shows variations of lighter and darker reddish-brown with some areas of darker sooting near the nozzle.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A06_048

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68.7Mb (1.0Mb) / 20.0in x 13.3in / 6000 x 4000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Lamp decorated representation goddess Roma single-burner oil lamp depicting Roma eagle palm branch goddess's foot burning altar crab Roman deities 2nd century Carthage Tunisia Weight 0.152 kg small shallow clay oil lamp reddish-brown color rests smooth gray surface rounded body raised rim surrounding central recessed area contains low-relief decorative motifs lamp short pointed nozzle darkened tip opposite small upright handle- projection clay surface variations lighter darker reddish-brown areas darker sooting near nozzle.