cite as: https://uremuseum.org/record/45.6.70
| Accession_Number | 45.6.70 | ||||||||
| Shape | Lamp | ||||||||
| Shape_description | 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. | ||||||||
| Material | Terracotta | ||||||||
| Fabric | Tunisian | ||||||||
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| Munsell_color | 7.5YR 5/4 | ||||||||
| Decoration | On top is a worn moulded image; a woman's body and face - Artemis with quiver? Handle has worn decoration of two bands along the crest of the handle. Red-orange wash. | ||||||||
| Inscriptions | On the base is Trace of stamp mark. | ||||||||
| Condition | Intact, small amount of chipping on the base. Blackening around the tip of the nozzle sugggesting use.Large amount of grey deposit on the front end of the body and nozzle. Small amount of wick hole cut in still apparent. A piece of grain? in the wick hole. | ||||||||
| Technique/Style | Mouldmade | ||||||||
| Provenance | Perhaps from Tunisia | ||||||||
| Period | Roman | ||||||||
| Date | 150-200 AD | ||||||||
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| Height | Max. 2.7; min. 2.1 | ||||||||
| Diameters | 7.5; including spout 10.8 | ||||||||
| Handle_height | 4.5 | ||||||||
| Other_dims. | L.incl. nozzle 10.8; base 3.4 | ||||||||
| Location | 11.1.1 | ||||||||
| Edited_by | Alexandra | ||||||||
| Date_edited | 05.10.2004 |
