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Kristina Killgrove

1,900-year-old oil lamp that provided 'light in the journey to the afterlife' found in Roman cemetery in the Netherlands

A clay-colored Roman oil lamp in the shape of a comic mask in the dirt.

While excavating a massive Roman cemetery in the Netherlands, archaeologists discovered an unusual oil lamp that may depict the ancient god of wine.

The "filling hole," where oil would have been poured, looks like a comically large and open mouth on a person's face, while a handle above the face resembles a fancy leaf.

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