cite as: https://uremuseum.org/record/45.6.66
| Accession_Number | 45.6.66 | ||||||||
| Shape | Lamp | ||||||||
| Shape_description | Circular deep body with small lip leading to a large filling hole. At the centre of the reservoir is a central circular hollow which is no taller then the rim of the lamp and widens towards the base of the lamp. The nozzle is flat but at a slight incline, the tip of the nozzle is irregular, one side is rounded, the other is angular, the wick hole is oval. Base is a slightly concave ring with parallel circumferences. | ||||||||
| Material | Terracotta | ||||||||
| Fabric | Sicilian | ||||||||
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| Munsell_color | 5YR 6/6 | ||||||||
| Decoration | Black Glaze over exterior and interior, even on the inside of the tube in the centre of the reservoir the top of this tube is reserved, base is reserved but has some black markings. | ||||||||
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| Condition | Intact, one side of the top of the central tube has chipped away, numerous small chips to the outer body. The black glaze is worn in places. There is a white deposit over areas of the exterior, the interior has a deposit too, wick hole is almost completely blocked with deposit. | ||||||||
| Technique/Style | Wheelmade | ||||||||
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| Date | 3 c. | ||||||||
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| Height | 2.6 | ||||||||
| Diameters | 5.9; Filling hole 3.8 | ||||||||
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| Other_dims. | L. incl. Nozzle 8.0; base 3.7; top of tube 1.4; base of tube 1.6 | ||||||||
| Location | Symposium | ||||||||
| Edited_by | Alexandra; Kinsey | ||||||||
| Date_edited | 06.10.2004; 10.01.2006 |
