Rome; Lamps; Clay (unfired)

Notes:

Reddish buff micaceous clay; unglazed. Pear-shaped lamp has wick hole in top of smaller end. Raised moulding about almost flat top of lamp and another about central filling hole which continues along neck to wick hole forming channel on neck. Decorated on top of lamp between two mouldings, leaf pattern on either side of nozzle and behind this two dotted circles. Handle at back and top of lamp broken. Two molded lines on under side beneath handle and one on either side beneath nozzle. Pear shaped base ring. Blackened about wick hole.

Data Provider:

University of Michigan. Libraries

Collection:

Kelsey Museum of Archaeology

Subject Topic:

Rome; Lamps; Italy

Language:

UND

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