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Accession_Number REDMG:1964.1617.1
Shape Lamp
Shape_description Circular shallow body, concave shoulder with large circular filling hole. Flat, slightly upward tilting nozzle narrowing towards the rounded tip; large oval wick hole. Beginnings of a band handle. Base not outlined, very slightly concave.
Material Terracotta
Fabric Etruscan
Fabric_description
Munsell_color 2.5YR 5/1
Decoration Black glaze on both interior and exterior
Inscriptions
Condition Handle is missing, rejoined from two main pieces. Glaze mostly intact, small amount of deposit on the interior.
Technique/Style Black glaze
Provenance Corinth
Period
Date 6 c.
Dating_details
Artist
Attribution
Image

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Oblique view, from above, of a Corinthian lamp.

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Top view of a Corinthian lamp.

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Bottom view of a Corinthian lamp.

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Top view of handle of a Corinthian lamp.

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Oblique view, from above, of a Corinthian lamp.

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Handle of a Corinthian lamp.

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Profile view of handle of a Corinthian lamp.
Comparanda Cf. REDMG:1953.25.78
Bibliography
Archive_Ref
Beazley_DB
Height 1.9
Diameters 6.2
Handle_height 1.1
Other_dims. L. incl. nozzle 8.5
Location 11.1.1
Edited_by Denise; Alexandra
Date_edited 14.08.2002; 25.10.2004
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