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Accession_Number

78.12.7

Shape

Lamp

Shape_description

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.

Material

Terracotta

Fabric

Cypriote

Fabric_description

Dull orangy pink clay

Munsell_color

7.5YR 7/4

Decoration

Radiating pattern on the outer edge of the discus, single volutes on both sided of the nozzle. Red wash.

Inscriptions

Condition

Intact and complete, decoration and wash worn in places. White deposit all over, especially on the interior, nozzle tip blackened, probably due to use.

Technique/Style

Mouldmade

Provenance

Cyprus

Period

Roman

Date

1 c. AD

Dating_details

Artist

Attribution

Image

2005.01.0119.jpg	Over head view of a Cypriote lamp.
2005.01.0120.jpg	View of the base of a Cypriote lamp.
2005.01.0154.jpg	Oblique left-side view of a Cypriote lamp.
2005.01.0183.jpg	Left side view of a Cypriote lamp.
2008.01.0044.jpg	Over head view
2008.99.0034.jpg	H.: 2.2; L.: 8.8; D.: 6.4; D.B.: 3.3 Techn.: Mould made Class: Plain Per.: Roman 1st century AD Prov.: Cyprus Comment: Slightly concave base. Radiating pattern is set on the outer edge of the discus. Single volutes on either side...
2008.99.0057.jpg	Right side view of a Cypriote lamp.
2008.99.0806.jpg	Over-head view of a Cypriote lamp.
2008.99.0807.jpg	View of the base of a Cypriote lamp.
2008.99.0808.jpg	Oblique left-side view of a Cypriote lamp.
2008.99.0809.jpg	Left side view of a Cypriote lamp.
2008.99.0810.jpg	Front view of a Cypriote lamp.
2008.99.0811.jpg	Right side view of a Cypriote lamp.
2008.99.0812.jpg	Back view of a Cypriote lamp.