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Roman Oil Lamp

Houses in Roman Colchester were lit by terracotta lamps like this one.
We know from the stamp on the base that it was made in north Italy by a man called Strobilius about AD 75-100. The image on the top is a mask of the kind worn by actors on the stage.

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