Caption

Oil lamp, unknown Germanic workshop or other provincial?. Molded lamp. Round vessel. Arms sloping outward, separated from the disc by a convex edge. Three bars arranged on the arms two symmetrically on the sides, the third opposite the burner. Concave, flat disc with one large centrally located oil hole. Medium-length wick channel, decorated in the center with a wide flat groove bounded by two convex edges. Rounded end of the burner. Large wick hole. No blackening. 1st–2nd century AD, Roman Empire 27 BC–476. Oil lamp. Height 3.4 cm; width 8 cm; depth 5.3 cm. Buchi type Xa = Loeschcke type X lamp., A single elongated, irregularly shaped object with a rounded bottom and a slightly concave top floats against a plain gray background; its surface shows a rough, uneven texture with pits and small bumps, and the visible colors include dark brown, muted brown, gray, and hints of black and olive tones, with some lighter brown highlights along raised areas.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A19_135

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Keywords

Oil lamp unknown Germanic workshop provincial Molded lamp Round vessel Arms sloping outward separated disc convex edge Three bars arranged arms two symmetrically sides third opposite burner Concave flat disc large centrally located oil hole Medium-length wick channel decorated center wide flat groove bounded two convex edges Rounded Large wick hole No blackening 1st–2nd century AD Roman Empire 27 BC–476 Height 3.4 cm width 8 cm depth 5.3 cm Buchi type Xa = Loeschcke type X lamp single elongated irregularly shaped object rounded bottom slightly concave top floats plain gray background surface rough uneven texture pits small bumps visible colors include dark brown muted brown gray hints black olive tones lighter brown highlights raised areas.