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lamp
Object Type
lamp
Museum number
EA48546
Description
Pottery lamp. Ring-handle. Discus decorated with the head of maenad and top of thyrsos. Near Shoulder decorated with a row of leaves in relief. Heart-shaped nozzle. Raised base; impressed branch. Brown clay, with mica. Handle lost, and filed away, presumably by a dealer.
Cultures/periods
Roman Period
Production date
2ndC
Findspot
Found/Acquired:
Alexandria (Egypt)
Materials
pottery
Type series
Loeschcke VIII
Shoulder-form VIIIb
(near)
Technique
impressed
Dimensions
Length:
7.20 centimetres
Width:
6.10 centimetres
Curator's comments
Compare Cahn-Klaiber, E.M., 1977. ‘Die antiken Tonlampen der Archäologischen Instituts der Universität Tübingen’. Tübingen, p. 222.
Bibliographic references
Lamp / Catalogue of the Lamps in the British Museum
(2025)
Walters 1914 / Catalogue of Greek and Roman Lamps in the British Museum
(1146)
Location
Not on display
Condition
incomplete - handle lost
Subjects
mythical figure/creature
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Rev Greville John Chester
Acquisition date
1878
Department
Egypt and Sudan
BM/Big number
EA48546
Registration number
1878,1217.32