Roman Oil Lamp

An ancient Roman pottery oil lamp with a loop handle and extended nozzle, with a raised maker’s mark, MYRO on the underside.

Ca. 1st - 3rd century AD.
Length: 4 1/2 in. (11.5 cm).

A full lamp of this type would burn for two or three hours.Loeschcke type IX.

Formerly in a Trier, Germany private collection; found near Cologne, Germany.
Inv#: 9640
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$750

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