cite as: https://uremuseum.org/record/E.47.1
| Accession_Number | E.47.1 | ||||||||
| Shape | Lamp | ||||||||
| Shape_description | Circular body with small sunken discus with small filing hole, large raised sholder. Long flat nozzle with a splayed end and a curved tip and oval smoke hole. Small ring base. | ||||||||
| Material | Terracotta | ||||||||
| Fabric | Roman | ||||||||
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| Munsell_color | 7.5YR 5/4 | ||||||||
| Decoration | On three quarters of the shoulder a wreath surrounding the discus, the other quarter is sections by two ridges and a small lanceolate relief points to the wick hole. Red colouring still apparent in very small amounts on the relief and a small section on the base of the nozzle. | ||||||||
| Inscriptions | Small graffito on the base consisting of a triangle with a circle on top. | ||||||||
| Condition | Complete and intact but worn. Small amount of deposit especially around the decoration. The wick hole is blackened at the tip due to usage. | ||||||||
| Technique/Style | Mouldmade | ||||||||
| Provenance | Said to be from Egypt | ||||||||
| Period | Roman | ||||||||
| Date | 1 c. | ||||||||
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| Height | 2.5 | ||||||||
| Diameters | 5.3; with spout 8.2 | ||||||||
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| Other_dims. | Base 3.3 | ||||||||
| Location | 5.1.1 | ||||||||
| Edited_by | Lorraine Cork; Alexandra | ||||||||
| Date_edited | 08.07.2003; 21.09.2004 |
