Pottery oil lamp
Roman Britain, 1st century AD
Found in London, but made in Italy
This mould-made lamp belongs to a type known as a volute-lamp
(from the decorative volutes flanking the nozzle). The scene on the
discus (the circular decorated area) shows a satyr pounding or
grinding something in a large mortar. The fabric and other
characteristics of the lamp indicate that it was made in Italy.