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Accession_Number

78.12.17

Shape

Lamp

Shape_description

'Cocked hat' lamp, Shallow bowl with one half of its rim folded in and pinched to form an open wick rest. Wide rim, base is uneven making lamp sit to left hand side.

Material

Terracotta

Fabric

Cypriote

Fabric_description

Light whitish dull pink clay

Munsell_color

10YR 8/4

Decoration

Inscriptions

Condition

Intact, small chip on rim, blackening at the end of the wick rest, probably from use. Large amount of white deposit all over.

Technique/Style

Wheelmade

Provenance

Cyprus

Period

CA I- CC II

Date

8-4 c.

Dating_details

Artist

Attribution

Image

2005.01.0099.jpg	Over head view of a Cypriote 'Cocked hat' lamp.
2005.01.0100.jpg	View of the base of a Cypriote 'Cocked hat' lamp.
2005.01.0143.jpg	Oblique left-side view of a Cypriote 'Cocked hat' lamp.
2005.01.0144.jpg	Oblique left-side view of a Cypriote 'Cocked hat' lamp.
2005.01.0170.jpg	Left side view of a Cypriote 'Cocked hat' lamp.
2005.01.0171.jpg	Front view of a Cypriote 'Cocked hat' lamp.
2008.01.0051.jpg	Over head view of a Cypriote 'Cocked hat' lamp.
2008.99.0039.jpg	H.: 2.9; L.: 8.3; D.: 8.4; R.W.: 1.2 Techn.: Wheel made Class: Plain Per.: CA I CC II 8th - 4th century BC. Prov.: Cyprus Comment: Uneven base and rests on its left side. Condition: Chip on the rim...
2008.99.0060.jpg	Over head view of a Cypriote 'Cocked hat' lamp.
2008.99.0061.jpg	Right side view of a Cypriote 'Cocked hat' lamp.
2008.99.0678.jpg	Over head view of a Cypriote 'Cocked hat' lamp.
2008.99.0679.jpg	View of the base of a Cypriote 'Cocked hat' lamp.
2008.99.0680.jpg	Left side view of a Cypriote 'Cocked hat' lamp.
2008.99.0681.jpg	Front view of a Cypriote 'Cocked hat' lamp.
2008.99.0682.jpg	Right side view of a Cypriote 'Cocked hat' lamp.
2008.99.0683.jpg	Back side view of a Cypriote 'Cocked hat' lamp.
2008.99.0684.jpg	Oblique left-side view of a Cypriote 'Cocked hat' lamp.