Name:	Terracotta Lamp
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Description:	L. 13.5cm, W. 8.7cm, H. at handle 6cm. Cracked but complete. White encrustation on upper surface. Reddish brown terracotta, upper surface glazed orange-brown. Pierced handle with central groove. Herringbone pattern around the rim. There is a six-bar monogram on the discus: an open 'rho' turned left. Two air-holes. On the underside there is a relief circle at the centre of which is a branch motif while outside the circle there is an incised arrow.
Date:	Late Roman/Early Christian. Late 4th to 5th c
Discussion:	The decoration on the upper surface is similar to O. Broneer, Isthmia III (1977), pl. 10, no. 3037 (Ip 2824); O. Broneer, Corinth IV ii (1930), pl. XIX, no. 1337; J. Perlzweig, The Athenian Agora VII (1961), pl. 24, nos. 1139-1141. For the incised branch on the underside cf. J. Perlzweig, The Athenian Agora VII (1961), pl. 37, no. 1839; O. Broneer, Isthmia III (1977), pl. 13, nos. 3070, 3071.