cite as: https://uremuseum.org/record/79.1.12
| Accession_Number | 79.1.12 | ||||||||
| Shape | Lamp | ||||||||
| Shape_description | 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. | ||||||||
| Material | Terracotta | ||||||||
| Fabric | Perhaps Roman | ||||||||
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| Munsell_color | 10YR 7/6 | ||||||||
| Decoration | Discus is outlined with a moulded ring and has eight petals radiating from the central filling hole. Single volutes decorate each side of the nozzle. Red-orange wash. | ||||||||
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| Condition | Intact, small chip to the end of the spout. Wash is wearing, especially at the back of the lamp. large amount of deposit visible through the wick hole. Small amount of deposit on the exterior, more on the base. Nozzle tip blackened, possibly from use. | ||||||||
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| Provenance | Cyprus | ||||||||
| Period | Roman | ||||||||
| Date | 1 c. AD | ||||||||
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| Height | 2.1 | ||||||||
| Diameters | 6.0 | ||||||||
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| Other_dims. | L. incl. nozzle 8.7; base 3.2 | ||||||||
| Location | 5.1.1 | ||||||||
| Edited_by | Lorraine; Alexandra; Joana Varela | ||||||||
| Date_edited | 17.07.2003; 01.10.2004; 05.04.2017 |
