Greek Lamp
600-500 BCE
Description
Wheelmade lamp with shallow body, slightly curving walls, and flat, overhanging rim. Broad filling hole. Small, rounded, bridged nozzle is heavily charred. Remains of vertical strap handle at lower rear. Base is flat and not delineated. Orange fabric. Unslipped. Reconstructed from two large pieces. Nozzle heavily damaged, most of handle missing, chipping on rim and along floor of oil chamber.
Dimensions
2.25 x 9.95 x 7.15 cm (7/8 x 3 15/16 x 2 13/16 in.)
Provenance
Excavated at Olynthus. Published: Robinson, Excavations at Olynthus, Vol. II, fig. 297, no. 2.
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