"Bird's Head" Lamp

Light buff fabric, no slip. Mold-made, boat-shaped lamp with flat bottom and shallow resevoir; the flaring nozzle is an extension of the reservoir. The reservoir top is only slightly indented in a triangular form, has a central filling hole, and is defined by a wish-bone shaped groove which extends onto the nozzle. On either side of this wish-bone extension are incised two verticle lines, probably a stylized form of the bird wings stamped on other examples, such as (like TL 35100.154). Below these lines are three dots. The nozzle flares out into a convexly curved edge with pointed horns on either side. The handle is vertical, pierced parallel to the reservoir edge; the handle is perhaps adapted to being hung on a wall. Stamped on the bottom is ...ABRICA GAII with a sandalled footprint below. Possibly FABRICA GAII = Factory of Gaius.