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Accession_Number | 78.12.6 |
Shape | Lamp |
Shape_description | 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. |
Material | Terracotta |
Fabric | Cypriote |
Fabric_description | Brownish beige clay with no visible inclusions. |
Munsell_color | 10YR 7/4 |
Decoration | Two moulded rings frame the discus, within is a moulded figure of a stag running towards the right. Single volutes on each side of the nozzle. red-brown wash. |
Inscriptions | |
Condition | Intact and complete, Wash and some of the decoration is very worn. ther area around the nozzle has largly lost most of its wash, however there are traces of black indicating usage. Some white deposit on the base and a small amount on the discus. |
Technique/Style | Mouldmade |
Provenance | Cyprus |
Period | Roman |
Date | 75-100 AD |
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Artist | |
Attribution | |
Image | |
Comparanda | BM III Q1517, Q2407; Oziol (1977) #346-353; CCA 17 #296 |
Bibliography | Bailey, D.M., A Catalogue of the Lamps in the British Museum III, British Museum Publications Ltd, London, 1988; Oziol, Th., Les Lampes du Musée de Chypre, Series Salamine de Chypre 7, E. de Boccard, Paris, 1977; Mee, Christopher, Louise Steel, The Cypriote Collections in the University of Liverpool and the Williamson Art Gallery and Museum, CCA 17, Paul Åstroms Förlag, Jonsered, 1998 |
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Beazley_DB | |
Height | 2.3 |
Diameters | 6.2 |
Handle_height | |
Other_dims. | L. with nozzle 9.3; Base 3.5 |
Location | Household |
Edited_by | Lorraine; Sarah; Alexandra; Kinsey; Marianne; Marianne |
Date_edited | 10.07.2003; 22.07.2003; 24.09.2004; 09.01.2006; 24.01.2007; 18.11.2008 |