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Clay single-nozzle oil lamp
Roman Period
Clay single-nozzle oil lamp, intact. Two incised circles around the base, bearing the stamp Κ Υ. Squat body, solid handle, round nozzle. Impressed decoration on the upper surface, hollowing in the center towards the round filling hole, which sports a plastic ring. A round zone around the hole is decorated by a twelve-petaled rosette. Impressed decoration of a fern motif outside the round zone. Similar decoration on part of the handle, with the other part decorated by two longitudinal incised lines. A round 0.003m hole between the nozzle and the rosette. Red-glazed, signs of burning on the nozzle, surface partly flaking. Reddish clay.