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Accession_Number L.2011.1.41
Shape Lamp
Shape_description Fragment of one body and of central discus. On the edge of the body a hand-grip.
Material Terracotta
Fabric
Fabric_description
Munsell_color 2.5YR 5/6
Decoration In a lowered band on the edge of the body there is a hearth in low-relief.
Inscriptions
Condition fragmented, chipped very worn and covered in a white and grey sediment
Technique/Style
Provenance Carthage
Period Late Roman
Date 440-550 AD
Dating_details
Artist
Attribution Comparisons with the shoulder decoration in Catalogue of British Museum, vol. III, no Q1770 MLA, pl.21, fig. 34.
Image

2011.96.0040.jpg		Oblique view of a lamp fragment.

2011.96.0041.jpg		Oblique view of a lamp fragment.

2011.97.0295.jpg		Oblique view of a lamp fragment.

2011.97.0296.jpg		Front view of a lamp fragment.

2011.97.0297.jpg		Front view of a lamp fragment.

2011.97.0298.jpg		Front view of a lamp fragment.

2011.97.0299.jpg		Front view of a lamp fragment.

2011.97.0300.jpg		Top view of a lamp fragment.

2011.97.0301.jpg		Top view of a lamp fragment.

2011.97.0302.jpg		Front view of a lamp fragment.

2011.97.0303.jpg		Oblique view of a lamp fragment.

2011.97.0304.jpg		Oblique view of a lamp fragment.
Comparanda
Bibliography Catalogue of the Lamps in British Museum, vol III.
Archive_Ref
Beazley_DB
Height
Diameters
Handle_height
Other_dims. L: 5.2; W: 4.6; D: 0.9, with bulge 2.5
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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