Lamp
Date4 - 7 AD
MediumCeramic, terra cotta
ClassificationsFurnishings
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number1910.3.39
DescriptionMold made of buff clay, flattened lentoid shape with crude vertical handle. Large center oil hole with raised rim. No nozzle. Wick hole in one end of the lamp with a raised lip. Upper surface is decorated with repetitive pattern, in relief of curving lines. Two ridges mark a channel - not function of - from the wick hole around the oil hole.On View
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Egypt
Egypt
