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bowl; lamp(?)

Object Type: bowl; lamp (?)
Museum number: 1980,1214.5706
Description: Rim/side fragment of pottery bowl used as lamp?: plain rim with rounded lip; pink fabric with grits, red slip on interior and rim, blackened patch on rim.
Cultures/periods: Early Bronze Age
Excavator/field collector: Excavated by: J L Starkey
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot: Lachish (historic), North East Section NE/8 (8 Feet)
Materials: pottery
Technique: slipped
Dimensions: Thickness: 0.30 - 0.50 centimetres; Diameter: 18 centimetres (rim (estimated)); Length: 2 centimetres (preserved); Width: 4.70 centimetres (preserved)
Location: Not on display
Condition: some slip worn off, some incrustation and discolouration.
Acquisition name: Purchased from: Institute of Archaeology, London
Acquisition date: 1980
Acquisition notes: From the Wellcome-Marston expedition of 1932-1938.
Department: Middle East
Registration number: 1980,1214.5706
Conservation: Treatment: 02 Jul 2008