Lamp

MS2067A

From: Italy

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number MS2067A
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Roman
Provenience Italy
Date Made 1st Century BCE
Section Mediterranean
Materials Ceramic
Description

Lamp in buff-orange fabric with fugitive orange-red paint. The body of the lamp roughly drum shaped. The concave top preserves a small fill hole resting in the center of three incised rings, with a raised lip surrounding the lamp’s top. A small air hole lies at the beginning of the spouts projection from the body. The spout retains some traces of buning.

Height 4 cm
Length 10 cm
Outside Diameter 6.5 cm

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