£ 295.00
A miniature Roman terracotta oil lamp with a D-shaped body and three short and rounded nozzles. There is one central filling hole and a large loop handle to the rear. The base features three concentric circles. The discus remains plain and undecorated.
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A lamp with more than two nozzles was called a polymyxus. The number of nozzles was not limited but vast quantities found only have one. Oil lamps were used by the Romans for mainly three reasons; to light private and public spaces, to give as offerings in temples and to the gods and to be placed within a grave or funerary context.
To discover more about oil lamps, please visit our relevant blog post: Lighting The Way.
| Weight | 49.5 g |
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| Dimensions | L 7.1 x W 4.7 x H 3.4 cm |
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