Lamp

MS2064

From: Italy

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number MS2064
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Christian
Provenience Italy
Date Made 400-599AD
Section Mediterranean
Materials Ceramic
Description

Circular lamp, possibly/probably fake. Buff fabric with orange-brown paint. The paint has an unusual gloss and feel suggesting either forgery or later “restoration/conservation.” The lamp is also suspicious in its lack of a proper spout. The only holes present are the central fill hole and an air hole both placed in the lamp’s concave discuss. Two incised circles surround this depression with a small handle indicating the back of the lamp.

Height 2.75 cm
Length 7.6 cm
Width 6.8 cm
Other Number 1233 - Stevenson Etruscan Series Number

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