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cite as: https://uremuseum.org/record/78.12.13

Accession_Number

78.12.13

Shape

Lamp

Shape_description

Deep circular body , concave discus with a central filling hole. Medium, flat nozzle with concave sides, a splayed, rounded tip, large circular wick hole, just off centre. Flat circular delineated base.

Material

Terracotta

Fabric

Perhaps Cnidian

Fabric_description

Orange clay with red wash

Munsell_color

7.5YR 7/6

Decoration

2 Moulded rings around the outer edge of the discus, within, a ten petal rosette. Single volutes on either side of the nozzle. Red wash all over.

Inscriptions

Condition

Intact, part of the base is missing, hairline fracture radiating from this damage. Wash is worn, especially on the decoration and base. Large amount of grey deposit all over, interior and exterior.

Technique/Style

Mouldmade

Provenance

Cyprus

Period

Roman

Date

1 c. AD

Dating_details

Artist

Attribution

Image

2005.01.0107.jpg	Top view of Cypriote lamp, showing filling and wick holes, and decoration of petal rosette interior.
2005.01.0108.jpg	Bottom view of Cypriote lamp, showing the missing part of base.
2005.01.0148.jpg	Oblique left-side view of Cypriote lamp, showing the interior.
2005.01.0175.jpg	Left side view of Cypriote lamp, showing damage on the base.
2008.99.0245.jpg	Oblique left-side view of Cypriote lamp, showing decoration of petal rosette on the interior.
2008.99.0246.jpg	Left side view of Cypriote lamp, showing damage on the base.
2008.99.0247.jpg	Front view of Cypriote lamp, showing the spout.
2008.99.0248.jpg	Right side view of Cypriote lamp.
2008.99.0249.jpg	Back view of Cypriote lamp, showing the missing part of base.
2008.99.0250.jpg	Bottom view of Cypriote lamp, showing the missing part of base.
2010.99.0092.jpg	Top view of Cypriote lamp, showing filling and wick holes, and decoration of petal rosette interior.
2010.99.0093.jpg	Bottom view of Cypriote lamp, showing the missing part of base.
2010.99.0094.jpg	Right side view of Cypriote lamp.
2010.99.0095.jpg	Front view of Cypriote lamp.
2010.99.0096.jpg	Left side view of Cypriote lamp.
2010.99.0097.jpg	Back view of Cypriote lamp, showing the missing part of base.