Description

The small lamp in the shape of a sea creature or dragon originally rested on a base that has now broken off. The lamp's belly is designed as a boat's hull, and the animal's towering three-lobed tail is reminiscent of a cloverleaf. The stretched neck is jagged at the back - similar to a seahorse - and the mouth is wide open. The eye sockets had glass flow inserts.

On the back of the dragon there is a spout for pouring the oil into the lamp body; the wick hole is at the front, directly under the base of the neck. Similar lamps of this very rare type were found in Mainz, Kesselstadt and Trier.