Lamp
Date1st - 2nd century AD
MediumCeramic, terra cotta
Dimensions3 1/8 × 2 1/16 × 1 1/2 in. (8 × 5.3 × 3.8 cm)
ClassificationsFurnishings
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number1910.3.35 LA
DescriptionBrick red glaze over tan clay, disk-shaped lamp with circular looped handle, small rounded nozzle and raised rim around the center disk. Molded design in the disk of a child with one hand to its mouth, sitting before some round objects (bowls?). Possibly a tree to the left of the figure. Small oil hole beneath the figure on the right. Egg-shaped ring impression on the bottom.Small round lamp with spout and handle. Sides unadorned but top features a circular border with a human or animal figure inside it. Details of carving worn away, terracotta color. Also small perfectly round hole placed off center on top, below and right of figure.
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Egypt
4 - 7 AD
