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Accession_Number L.2011.1.38
Shape Lamp
Shape_description Front fragment of a lamp, with part of the central discus with filling-hole, part of the shoulders and nozzle. General shape rounded.
Material Terracotta
Fabric
Fabric_description
Munsell_color 2.5YR 4/5
Decoration High mouldings around the central discus and the nozzle. Two moulded projections on the edge of shoulders. Channel incised on the length of the nozzle, with two circular mouldings around the filling-hole. Circular dip in the nozzle, near the hole.
Inscriptions
Condition fragmented and covered in a light grey sediment
Technique/Style
Provenance Carthage
Period Roman
Date I-II AD
Dating_details
Artist
Attribution Deneuve type IX A "Firmalampen"
Image

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Oblique view of a lamp fragment.

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Oblique view of a lamp fragment.

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Front view of a lamp fragment.

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Front view of a lamp fragment.

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Front view of a lamp fragment.

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Front view of a lamp fragment.

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Top view of a lamp fragment.

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Top view of a lamp fragment.
Comparanda
Bibliography Deneauve J., Lampes de Carthage.
Archive_Ref
Beazley_DB
Height
Diameters
Handle_height
Other_dims. L: 5.1; W: 6.2; D: 0.9
Location 6.1.C.16
Edited_by Charley Chamberlain and Alice honey; Marta; Jayne
Date_edited 15/08/2011; 23.11.2022
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