Accession_Number | L.2011.1.44 |
Shape | Lamp |
Shape_description | Fragment of shoulder with a hand-grip, and of central discus. |
Material | Terracotta |
Fabric | |
Fabric_description | |
Munsell_color | 2.5YR 5/6 |
Decoration | In a lowered band on the shoulder there is a hearth in low-relief, with concentric grooves inside; a piece of a second hearth is on the other side of the bulge. Other decorations in low-relief on the central discus (reversed monogrammed cross?). |
Inscriptions | |
Condition | fragmentary, worn, slightly scratched, discolouration from scorching and covered in a light grey sediment |
Technique/Style | |
Provenance | Carthage |
Period | Late Roman |
Date | ca 400-500 AD |
Dating_details | |
Artist | |
Attribution | For the shoulder decoration see the Catalogue of British Museum, vol. III, no Q1771, pl. 21, fig. 34, with a shoulder-frame hearts (Ennabli M6) |
Image | |
Comparanda | |
Bibliography | Catalogue of the Lamps in British Museum, vol III. |
Archive_Ref | |
Beazley_DB | |
Height | |
Diameters | |
Handle_height | |
Other_dims. | L: 6.0; W: 5.0; D: 1.5, D with bulge 2.9 |
Location | 6.1.C.16 |
Edited_by | Charley Chamberlain and Alice Honey; Marta; Joana Varela; Jayne |
Date_edited | 15/08/2011; 03.05.2017; 23.11.2022 |