Lamp

MS4176B

From: Greece | Crete | Gournia

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

Object Number MS4176B
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Minoan
Provenience Greece | Crete | Gournia
Period Late Minoan I
Section Mediterranean
Materials Steatite
Description

Steatite lamp, with signs of abrasion; white crystals in black. Flattish top descending in two low levels from rim surrounding reservoir, broken by slanting wick-cuttings. Outer edge of rim slants outwards slightly. Two very small lug-handles pendant. Sides slant in to small raised base with torus profile, flat bottom. Much cracked, with part of rim chipped away.

Height 9.3 cm
Outside Diameter 18 cm
Credit Line Gift of the Candia Museum (Herakleion Archaeological Museum); H. B. Hawes, 1904

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