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Accession_Number L.2011.1.42
Shape Lamp
Shape_description Lamp fragment, with one shoulder and part of the central discus, with filling-hole.
Material Terracotta
Fabric
Fabric_description
Munsell_color 7.5YR 5/4
Decoration Decorative pattern in low-relief on the edge of the body (floral, with two six-foils alternated to little plaints, and another one inscribed in a square); decoration in low-relief on the central discus.
Inscriptions
Condition fragmented, worn and some white sediment on the underside and sides
Technique/Style
Provenance Carthage
Period Late Roman
Date 440-550 AD
Dating_details
Artist
Attribution For the shoulder decoration comparisons in the Catalogue of the British Museum, no Q1765
Image

2011.96.0043.jpg		Oblique view of a lamp fragment.

2011.96.0044.jpg		Oblique view of a lamp fragment.

2011.97.0242.jpg		Oblique view of a lamp fragment.

2011.97.0243.jpg		Oblique view of a lamp fragment.

2011.97.0244.jpg		Front view of a lamp fragment.

2011.97.0245.jpg		Front view of a lamp fragment.

2011.97.0246.jpg		Front view of a lamp fragment.

2011.97.0247.jpg		Front view of a lamp fragment.

2011.97.0248.jpg		Front view of a lamp fragment.

2011.97.0249.jpg		Front view of a lamp fragment.

2011.97.0250.jpg		Front view of a lamp fragment.

2011.97.0251.jpg		Front view of a lamp fragment.

2011.97.0252.jpg		Top view of a lamp fragment.

2011.97.0253.jpg		Top view of a lamp fragment.

2011.97.0254.jpg		Top view of a lamp fragment.

2011.97.0255.jpg		Oblique view of a lamp fragment.
Comparanda
Bibliography Catalogue of the Lamps in British Museum, vol III.
Archive_Ref
Beazley_DB
Height
Diameters
Handle_height
Other_dims. L: 6.0; W: 3.0; D: 1.5
Location 6.1.C.16
Edited_by Charley Chamberlain and Alice Honey; Marta; Jayne
Date_edited 15/08/2011; 23.11.2022
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