Late Roman/Early Byzantine Terracotta Oil lamp - 105 mm (No reserve price)

This late Roman to early Byzantine terracotta oil lamp, measuring 105 mm, exemplifies a common household item used for lighting in antiquity. Terracotta lamps were practical and widely utilized, with a reservoir to hold oil and a spout to support a wick for flame. Such lamps were often decorated in styles reflecting local artistic traditions and might carry symbolic or religious motifs. The transition from late Roman to early Byzantine periods saw evolving designs that offer historians clues about daily life, trade, and technological changes. This lamp represents both the utility and artistry embedded in domestic objects of the ancient Mediterranean world.