cite as: https://uremuseum.org/record/79.1.6
| Accession_Number | 79.1.6 | ||||||||
| Shape | Lamp | ||||||||
| Shape_description | Circular body with slightly convex shoulder and a slightly concave discus, two holes of differing size are in the discus. The nozzle is small and rounded with an oval wick hole just off center. Vertical handle which reaches to the base which is demarcated with two concentric circles. | ||||||||
| Material | Terracotta | ||||||||
| Fabric | North African: Tunisian or Algerian | ||||||||
| Fabric_description | Course clay | ||||||||
| Munsell_color | 2.5YR 8/2 | ||||||||
| Decoration | Shoulder has a radiating decoration, discus has decoration of a krater with vine tendrils and grapes and is outlined by a moulded ring. the handle ha two lined running along it's crest. Reddy-orange wash. | ||||||||
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| Condition | Intact, worn wash and worn decoration. Nozzle blackened probably due to use. | ||||||||
| Technique/Style | Mouldmade | ||||||||
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| Date | 3 c. AD | ||||||||
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| Height | 2.8 | ||||||||
| Diameters | 7.5 | ||||||||
| Handle_height | 4.6 | ||||||||
| Other_dims. | L. incl. nozzle and handle 10.7; base 4.0 | ||||||||
| Location | 5.1.1 | ||||||||
| Edited_by | Lorraine; Alexandra; Joana Varela | ||||||||
| Date_edited | 14.07.2003; 29.09.2004; 05.04.2017 |
