lamp
- Museum number
- 1971,1224.7
- Description
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Mould-made pottery lamp with rounded walls and a sunken discus decorated with two concentric mouldings. At the rear is an applied ribbed vertical band handle. On the left side is an unpierced lug. The long flat-topped nozzle has bevelled sides; its tip is broken. The shoulders are decorated with closely-spaced raised points. At the junction of the nozzle with the body are three impressed ring-and-dot patterns, the centre one pierced by an air-hole. At the lower part of the side-walls is a row of raised points. The raised base is concave below; within it are five impressed ring-and-dot patterns arranged in a cross. Covered with a dark brown slip.
- Production date
- 50BC-1BC
- Dimensions
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Length: 9.50 centimetres
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Width: 6.70 centimetres
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1971
- Department
- Greek and Roman
- Registration number
- 1971,1224.7