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There are 59 objects for which Shape_description contains → discus
2016.3.1 Round body, convex shoulders and concave discus with a regular filling hole, roughly at the lower end of the discus; short round nozzle, leading convexly to the base, and round tip with ovoidal wick hole at centre. Vertical round handle, raising up at rear part of the shoulder.
26.7.8 Bulbous body, wider in the lower part. Projected rim with a very small discus area leading to an irregular filling hole. Long nozzle with a wide, flat, oval wick hole. Applied strip handle attached to the rim and reaching down to the base. Flat unmarked base. Tall indentation on the left side of the body.
34.8.11 Rounded, deep fat body with a small down turning discus and a large filling hole in the centre, small 'kick' at the bottom of the reservoir. Straight sided flat long nozzle with a slightly oval wick hole. Small foot with a slightly concave base.
45.6.67 Circular rounded body with a small amount of discus which inverts into the reservoir. The filling hole is large and circular. The nozzle is long and is slightly upturned with a small circular wick hole and a splayed, slightly rounded tip. Shallow foot, slightly concave.
45.6.68 Small circular body with convex shoulder and reservoir meeting at the widest point to form an angular girth. Large filling hole in the center of the body, encircled by a small depression of the discus. Nozzle is flat with slightly curved sides. The tip of the nozzle is flat with rounded, but unequal sides with an oval wick hole. Small shallow circular foot in the center of the body.
45.6.70 Circular shallow body with flat shoulder and a concave discus with small filling hole towards the right edge of the discus. Body shallower at the front end and the widest part of the body has a raised band around it. Short rounded nozzle and circular smoke hole. Vertical handle with a circular hole which runs down towards the base. Base demarcated but not raised and slightly off centre. There are two small shoulder lugs on opposing sides.
45.6.71 Circular body with a flat bad around the widest part. Slightly convex shoulder and a concave discus with a small irregular filling hole roughly in the centre. Short nozzle with a rounded tip and circular smoke hole. Vertical handle extends towards base and has a small hole. Base is demarcated but not raised.
50.4.23 Circular deep body with a small convex shoulder. Discus is concave with a small filing hole off centre and a small protruding nodule also off centre; this is probably the remains of a suspension lug. Long flat nozzle with a rounded tip and a large wick hole off centre at the end. Base is flat and demarcated with a line.
50.4.24 Shallow circular body with convex shoulder and a small concave discus; small filling hole at centre. Nozzle is short and has a flat surface at the tip into which a wick hole has been made, slightly off centre. Small vertical ring handle at the back of the lamp. Base is demarcated but flat.
50.4.25 Circular body, concave discus with a circular filling hole to the frontal left hand side. Flat nozzle with concave sides and single ended volutes, the tip is splayed and ends in an obtuse angle, the wick hole is circular. There is a base demarcated but not raised, the base is slightly concave.
61.6.1.11 A solid, 'discus' shaped loomweight pierced at centre.
78.12.1 Deep circular body, almost flat shoulder, leading to a deep concave discus with two small holes, the frontal one is slightly off centre. Very small rounded nozzle with a large circular wick hole. Vertical handle opposite the nozzle, flat base with no delineation.
78.12.10 Circular body, flat moulded shoulder, small concave discus with a small filling in the front right hand side of the discus. Short flat nozzle, rounded tip with a slightly irregular wick hole that cuts into the shoulder area. Vertical handle which reaches down towards the base and attaches around the shoulder, circular piercing through handle. Circular unmarked base, slightly concave.
78.12.11 Circular body, flat moulded shoulder, small concave discus with a small off center filling hole. Short flat nozzle, rounded tip with a slightly irregular wick hole that cuts into the shoulder area. Vertical handle which reaches down towards the base and attaches around the shoulder. Circular delineated base, slightly concave.
78.12.12 Shallow circular body with large concave discus, filling hole is small and off centre on the discus. Medium nozzle has concave sided with a rounded tip, wick hole is circular and central at the end of the nozzle. Base is flat and delineated
78.12.13 Deep circular body , concave discus with a central filling hole. Medium, flat nozzle with concave sides, a splayed, rounded tip, large circular wick hole, just off centre. Flat circular delineated base.
78.12.14 Circular body with a gradual concave discus with a filling hole in the centre. Flat medium nozzle with concave sides and a rounded tip with a large circular wick hole in the centre. Small circular, unmarked base, very slightly concave.
78.12.15 Circular shallow body , small shoulder, concave discus with a small filling hole in the centre. Medium flat nozzle with concave sides and a rounded tip with circular wick hole in the centre. Circular delineated base, very slightly concave.
78.12.19 Shallow ovoid body, convex shoulder with a small depressed discus; three small holes in the discus. Nozzle is joined into the body shape and has a rounded tip with a medium oval wick hole. Small vertical handle opposite the nozzle. Base is unmarked but slightly concave.
78.12.20 Circular body, concave discus with a mall circular filling hole in the front, right portion of the discus. Long flat nozzle, rounded tip with small circular which hole. Base is defined by a single band and is slightly concave.
78.12.21 Shallow circular body , small convex shoulder, concave discus with a small filling hole in the centre. Flat nozzle with concave sides, rounded tip and circular wick hole. Circular delineated base, slightly concave.
78.12.22 Circular body, short flat spout with circular wick hole and rounded tip. Slightly sunken discus with filling hole on the same axis as the wick hole, but not in the centre of the discus. Demarcated base, slightly concave.
78.12.3 Circular body, small rounded nozzle with an oval wick hole, Small filing hole on the central axis but not in the centre of the discus. Small single volutes, concave moulded discus. Vertical handle with hole through. No foot, slightly concave base.
78.12.4 Shallow circular body (back deeper than the front), small convex shoulder, concave discus with a very small filling hole in the centre. Nozzle is flat with concave sides , a rounded tip and a circular wick hole that is just off centre. Base is demarcated and slightly concave.
78.12.5 Shallow circular body, slight shoulder leading to a large concave discus with a filling hole on the central axis, but further forward. Medium nozzle with concave sides leading to a rounded tip with a circular wick hole. Delineated base, slightly concave. Vertical band around the edge of the whole lamp, probably from joining.
78.12.6 Shallow circular body with slightly concave discus with small circular filling hole and a shallow circular base. Short flat nozzle with concave sides and a rounded tip, large circular wick hole.
78.12.7 Shallow circular body, small shoulder with concave discus with a small filling hole just off the centre of the discus. Medium nozzle, flat with concave sides, rounded tip and central circular wick hole. Base is unmarked, circular and slightly concave. Right hand stands slightly taller than the left.
78.12.8 Circular body, small convex shoulder with a slightly concave discus, two small holes on the discus, one on the central axis, the other just slightly off to the left. The nozzle is small and flat with a rounded tip and a circular wick hole, just off centre. Vertical handle extending towards the base at the back with a small hole though the centre. Demarcated base is flat except for a small depression.
78.12.9 Large, deep, circular body, small convex shoulder, concave discus with a small filling hole at the center. Medium flat nozzle (broken) concave sides with a small air hole at the base of the nozzle, the start of a rounded tip with a circular wick hole. Space for handle. Circular flat delineated base.
79.1.1 Deep Circular body, concave discus with a wide filling hole. Flat nozzle with an oval wick hole. Small pierced lug on the right hand side of the lamp. Circular foot.
79.1.10 Circular shallow body, concave discus with a small filling hole in the centre. Long flat nozzle with concave sided which meet the tip of the nozzle at an acute angle, the tip is rounded, large circular wick hole. Base is concave with a moulded ring. At the back are the remains of a handle.
79.1.12 Circular shallow body, concave discus with a small circular filling hole in the center. Small demarcated base, slightly concave. Long nozzle with concave sides and a rounded tip with a circular wick hole in the center of the tip. Two lines run down either side of the nozzle at the termination of volutes.
79.1.14 large circular shape with a short rounded nozzle. Three bisected un-pierced lugs placed on the shoulder of the lamp equidistantly. The discus is sunken and there is a moulded rim to the discus which runs all the way around the wick hole in a continuous form. The wick hole and the filling hole are the same size and are in line with each other, there is also what appears to be an air hole in-between the channel of moulding. There is a ring base.
79.1.16 Mainly circular body, nozzle is moulded with body disturbing the circular edge back half of body is deeper than the front. Shoulders are convex, discus is concave with a small circular filling hole in the centre. Long deep nozzle, sides follow smoothly on from the body, elongating the circular shape, slightly concave top marked with a ridge on either side, rounded tip and slightly irregular circular wick hole. Remains of small vertical handle attached to the shoulder. Small circular base, slightly concave not lineated.
79.1.17 'Bird-head' lamp, shallow body with one hole nearly at the centre of the discus. nozzle is flat with a splayed tip and concave sides, the smoke hole is circular and almost in the centre of the nozzle. the handle is transverse and has a hole in the centre. The holes all appear to be of the smae size and are all just of centre to the left.
79.1.18 Rough oval shape, very flat body with a flat discus and filling hole in the centre. There is no nozzle, just an elongation of the discus with a small circular wick hole. Circular ring base.
79.1.2 Deep circular body with a large circular filling hole in the centre of the discus. Flat long nozzle with a small circular wick hole and a rounded tip. Circular raised foot, slightly concave with a ring in the middle. "Kick" on the inside at the bottom of the reservoir.
79.1.3 Circular deep body with slightly concave discus, large filling hole and a shoulder lug on the right hand side. Flat nozzle, small oval wick hole. Shallow circular foot, slightly concave with a smaller circle within the foot.
79.1.4 Small Circular body with a convex shoulder and a small flat discus with a large filling hole. Small lug on right hand side with dent in the top, this however does not reach through to the bottom. Flat long nozzle, slightly concave sides with a splayed tip and an oval wick hole. Small circular concave foot.
79.1.5 Circular body with convex shoulder and a concave discus with small filling hole. Small raised protruding foot with flat base. Large vertical handle with one incised line along the length of it and a second band laying across the handle at the highest point, also with an incision along it. Long spout with irregular splayed tip, large oval wick hole. joining lines of the handle and the nozzle are apparent.
79.1.6 Circular body with slightly convex shoulder and a slightly concave discus, two holes of differing size are in the discus. The nozzle is small and rounded with an oval wick hole just off center. Vertical handle which reaches to the base which is demarcated with two concentric circles.
79.1.7 Shallow circular body. Flat nozzle with concave sides, large round wick hole and a rounded tip. Concave discus and wide ring base. Small filling hole, just off centre probably due to decoration.
79.1.8 Small circular body with a convex shoulder and a small concave discus with an irregular filling hole at the centre. Nozzle is slightly arched and splayed at the tip with concave edges and an obtuse tip. Wick hole is oval. base is a concave small demarcated circle with a circle within.
E.47.1 Circular body with small sunken discus with small filing hole, large raised sholder. Long flat nozzle with a splayed end and a curved tip and oval smoke hole. Small ring base.
L.2011.1.37 Lamp fragment, with part of one shoulder and of the nozzle; filling-hole in central discus almost complete.
L.2011.1.38 Front fragment of a lamp, with part of the central discus with filling-hole, part of the shoulders and nozzle. General shape rounded.
L.2011.1.41 Fragment of one body and of central discus. On the edge of the body a hand-grip.
L.2011.1.42 Lamp fragment, with one shoulder and part of the central discus, with filling-hole.
L.2011.1.43 Fragment of shoulder and central discus.
L.2011.1.44 Fragment of shoulder with a hand-grip, and of central discus.
REDMG:1953.25.77 Large circular, deep body, flat shoulder, slightly raised, concave discus with a small filling hole in the centre. the beginnings of two nozzles, both sided are concave with large decorative features protruding from either side. Base of handle remains with half of the hole left. Ring base, slightly concave.
REDMG:1964.1601 Circular deep body with small shallow nozzle which is slightly up turned at the tip. Large oval wick hole, filing hole is wide and circular, there is no discus. Ribbon handle around the back of the lamp, attaching to the shoulder in two places. Small, slightly uneven foot with a flat base slighitly carrinated.
REDMG:1964.1609.1 Ovoid body with handle and nozzle included in the shape. Flat shoulder, raised rim of discus and slightly sunken discus with filling hole just off the central axis to the front right. Small straight sided nozzle, rounded tip with large, slightly oval wick hole. Small pinched vertical handle attaching from the discus down towards the base. Small unmarked circular base, slightly concave. joining marks still distinguishable.
REDMG:1964.1611.1 Circular body with convex shoulder and small concave discus (filling hole is destroyed). Small deep nozzle rounded tip and sides, medium size circular wick hole. Small vertical handle with piercing, attached to the shoulder and to the body, extending towards the base. Single ring base.
REDMG:1964.1613.1 Circular shallow body with rounded convex shoulder leading to a concave discus with two small filling/air holes along a central axis. Nozzle is of an average length with a rounded wick hole. large un-pierced pinched vertical handle, small circular, slightly concave demarcated base.
REDMG:1964.1614.1 Deep circular body, nearly straight convex shoulder and a deep concave discus with a small filling hole at the centre. Nozzle was flat and had a small round wick hole and probably a rounded tip. high vertical handle reaching down towards the base, circular piercing through the handle. Circular base is demarcated with a single line and is very slightly concave.
REDMG:1964.1615.1 Circular deep body, convex shoulder, small circular concave discus with reasonably large central filling hole. Small rounded nozzle with a medium sized flat, circular wick hole, at base of nozzle there appears to be a small air hole. Flat vertical handle with circular piercing through it. Handle is high above the body and reaches down towards the base. Base is circular and flat, it is delineated by two moulded bands.
REDMG:1964.1616.1 Ovoid body with handle and nozzle included in the shape. Flat shoulder, raised rim of discus and slightly sunken discus with filling hole just off the central axis to the front right. Small straight sided nozzle, rounded tip with large, slightly oval wick hole. Small pinched vertical handle attaching from the discus down towards the base. Small unmarked circular base, slightly concave. joining marks still distinguishable.
REDMG:1964.1619.1 Rough oval shape, straight sides, slightly upward sloping shoulder, raised rim that runs from the wick hole, around an almost circular discus area and then returns to the wick hole, this rim forms a slight rim for the wick hole too. In the centre of the discus area is small filing hole, the nozzle is deep and in the same form as the body with a large wick hole. Small circular ring base with slight depression. Lamp leans towards the left on the base.
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