Name: Oil lamp
Description: A single nozzle oil lamp with a pouring hole at the centre of the discus. Circular ribbon handle with a small central groove. It has a flat bottom and compact texture made of white paste.
Decoration: The discus is decorated with a rosette of sixteen petals. At the bottom there are two concentric circles with the potter's mark “AC(...)” on the inside. Within the pouring hole lays an iron wire typical of Roman funeral rites.
Chronology: Late 1st century AD - 2nd century AD
Origin: Roman Necropolis of Rossio do Carmo
Location: Museum of Mértola - Paleo-christian Basilica
Taken from:
Torres, C; Macias, S., (ed.) (1993): Museu de Mértola - Basílica Paleocristã. Mértola, Campo Arqueológico de Mértola, p.83.
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