cite as: https://uremuseum.org/record/79.1.17
| Accession_Number | 79.1.17 | ||||||||||||||||
| Shape | Lamp | ||||||||||||||||
| Shape_description | '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. | ||||||||||||||||
| Material | Terracotta | ||||||||||||||||
| Fabric | Roman | ||||||||||||||||
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| Munsell_color | 10YR 8/3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Decoration | Moulded decoration between main discus and nozzle indecipherable; could be birds heads. | ||||||||||||||||
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| Condition | Complete and intact but surface very worn. Handle and nozzle blackened possibly from burning. White deposit in places. Slight depression on left hand side of the nozzle shaft. | ||||||||||||||||
| Technique/Style | Moulded | ||||||||||||||||
| Provenance | Central Italian, possibly from the vicinity of Rome. | ||||||||||||||||
| Period | Roman | ||||||||||||||||
| Date | 75-125 AD | ||||||||||||||||
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| Comparanda | cf. BM Q 1152 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 2.3; with handle 3.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Diameters | 5.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Handle_height | 1.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Other_dims. | Base 5.4; length with nozzle 7.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Location | Household | ||||||||||||||||
| Edited_by | Faye Cheesman; Alexandra | ||||||||||||||||
| Date_edited | 22.07.2003; 22.09.2004 |
