Lamp
2nd half of the 1st century BCE
Description
Buff fabric with orange-red slip. Some chipping around outermost rim of reservoir. Reservoir with curving sides. Two raised ridges define a flat discus with central filling hole. Small air hole at edge of flat discus, abutting reservoir rim, and in line with nozzle. Wide, flaring nozzle with three small incised circles below reservoir rim; wide wick hole. Nozzle is blackened from charring. Wide, shallow ring base. Base has 5 small incised circles, in 2-1-2 pattern.
Dimensions
3.1 x 8.8 x 10.4 cm (1 1/4 x 3 7/16 x 4 1/8 in.)
Provenance
Part of McDaniel Collection at least since 1959: Included in David Mitten's 1959 HSCP article. Probably included in original McDaniel gift.
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