Lamp
MS5743
From: Greece | Crete | Gournia
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
| Object Number | MS5743 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Minoan |
| Provenience | Greece | Crete | Gournia |
| Period | Middle Minoan III | Late Minoan IB |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Ceramic |
| Description | Round terracota lamp with shallow bowl and two indentations for wicks. Ridged three times on top of rim. Lamp narrows considerably below bowl to form pedestal, now broken off at probably the narrowest point. Only the top of the hollow part of shaft remains. Traces of red wash. Similar to MS4176-A, but with a more complex profile for the edge of the reservoir. |
| Height | 9.5 cm |
| Width | 4 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 23.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of the Candia Museum (Herakleion Archaeological Museum); H. B. Hawes, 1904 |
| Other Number | 528 (P. Betancourt's 1991 publication) - Other Number | MS4176 - Other Number |
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