3-037-034 - Heritage Art/Heritage Images

Lamp, 1st century A.D. Additional Info: Moldmade. Ring handle with one groove fixed in the back of a man sitting on a low seat; his legs and feet are not shown, only his bust is; pleated mantle (himation) over one shoulder; skull completely shaven, pointed beard; he is reading a book scroll; the three first letters of the Greek alphabet, Α Β Γ, are incised on the page. Filling-hole above handle. Long protruding slightly pointed nozzle suggesting a big phallus, pierced on top by a wick-hole. Small air hole on each side of the man's head. Flat plain base.