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title: Roman Terracotta Oil Lamp with a Rhinoceros Image
author: Metropolitan Museum of Art
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7977/roman-terracotta-oil-lamp-with-a-rhinoceros-image/
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# Roman Terracotta Oil Lamp with a Rhinoceros Image
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## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/7977.jpg)
## Image Caption
Terracotta oil lamp from [Cyprus](https://www.worldhistory.org/cyprus/), the first half of the 1st century CE. The discus has an engraved image of a rhinoceros tossing a large cat with its horn.
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Art, M. M. o. (2018, January 23). Roman Terracotta Oil Lamp with a Rhinoceros Image. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Art, Metropolitan Museum of. "Roman Terracotta Oil Lamp with a Rhinoceros Image." *World History Encyclopedia*, January 23, 2018. .
### MLA
Art, Metropolitan Museum of. "Roman Terracotta Oil Lamp with a Rhinoceros Image." *World History Encyclopedia*, 23 Jan 2018, .
## License & Copyright
© [Metropolitan Museum of Art](http://metmuseum.org/), NY. As part of the [Met's Open Access policy](https://www.metmuseum.org/about-the-met/policies-and-documents/open-access), the Metropolitan Museum of Art has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to this dataset. [Original image](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/241715) by [**Metropolitan Museum of Art**](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/241715). Submitted by [Arienne King](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/ava.spartan.117/ "User Page: Arienne King"), published on 23 January 2018. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Copyright](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright). You cannot use, copy, distribute, or modify this item without explicit permission from the author. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.