Terracotta Oil Lamp with Mars (Illustration)

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by Carole Raddato
published on 17 January 2014

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Terracotta Oil Lamp with Mars — Terracotta oil lamp depicting Mars riding a chariot. It dates from the 2nd century CE. (Staatliche Antikensammlungen, Munich)

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Carole Raddato

Carole maintains the popular ancient history photo-blog Following Hadrian, where she travels the ancient world in the footsteps of Emperor Hadrian.

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