Lamp

Item

Title
Lamp
Inventory Number
A0219
From Date
1
To Date
100
Description
Convex sided reservoir curving in more strongly to discus which has flat rim decorated with shallowly-impressed ovolo pattern which extends outward from raised rim around concave center with fill hole; extending from rim on to nozzle relief spathate device; high loop handle. Covered all over with reddish brown paint, darkened around wick hole.
State of Preservation
? Intact; possible restoration of part of base in painted plaster. Very badly worn surfaces with much of the paint, worn, particularly on raised surfaces of discus and handle.
Height
4.58 cm
Base Diameter
4.42 cm
Length
12.1 cm
Color
Clay body 10YR 8/3 (very pale brown); paint ca 2.5YR 4/6 (red) mottled to 2.5YR 4/2 (weak red).
Type
lamp
Material
fired clay

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