Lamp
2nd century BCE-1st century CE
Description
Square-bodied lamp covered with red varnish. Body of lamp is square with walls tapering down to a narrower base. Crudely manufactured and undecorated. Neck tapers towards the body, but grows wider at the mouth. Small hole in flat-surfaced mouth. Filling hole in body is small, with two concentric circles carved around it. Bottom of base is stamped with long and narrow (foot shaped?) mark. Whitish spots on underside where varnish has worn off.
Dimensions
2.2 x 5.5 x 8.2 x 0.6 cm (7/8 x 2 3/16 x 3 1/4 x 1/4 in.)
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