Lamp with Animal Combat Scene

Terracotta oil lamp: heart-shaped nozzle with some charring. Slight ring base surrounded by two grooves. Curved rim decorated with molded wreath or a garland of bundled foliage tied at intervals. Low, projecting vertical pierced handle, in the rear, with grooves. The shallow central discus is decorated with molded relief of a lion attacking a bull. Stamp reading LCAESAE on the bottom. Orange buff fabric with traces of red-orange slip. Classification: D. Bailey, A catalogue of the lamps in the British Museum vol. II (British Museum Publications, 1988), Type Q.