Rome, 2nd century CE
Terracotta
4 1/8" in length
Gift of Harvey and Deborah Breverman, 2013.HB.62
Signed on base: "NOVIUS", Marcus Novius Justus.
This lamp features an incised maker's mark on the bottom, which was typically reserved for respected lamp makers. Makers' marks could be created using molds, or, as in this case, by hand.
Close up of the maker's mark
Close up of the top of the lamp
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