It has a circular, slightly raised base. The disk is somewhat concave with a large filling hole, that is surrounded by two concentric rings. The shoulder is decorated with rays and features, on one side, a relief rosette, and on the other, a lug, possibly in the shape of a cornucopia that hasn’t survived intact. The nozzle is long with a triangular ending and grooves along the upper side. A vertical collar encloses both shoulder and nozzle. Two small ventilation holes are positioned where the shoulder meets the nozzle.
On the base there is the inscription ΑΦΡΟ (Aphro) that probably refers to the workshop that manufactured the lamp. Even though the name Αφροδίσιος (Aphrodisios) is included among known Athenian names of the 1st cent. BC, none of the individuals bearing this name has been identified as a craftsman. Therefore he could be a producer in Athens that had made and signed just a few lamps.
Ελευθεράτου, Σ. (επιμ.), Το Μουσείο και η Ανασκαφή. Ευρήματα από τον χώρο ανέγερσης του Νέου Μουσείου της Ακρόπολης, Αθήνα, 2006, σελ. 85, εικ. 211, αρ.κατ. 211