Lighting DevicesGreek5th century BCE
Greek Lamp
500-400 BCE
Description
Wheelmade lamp with shallow body, curving walls, and curved, inwardly sloping rim. Strap handle, angled just above the horizontal, preserved only at joins with body. Mid-length nozzle is subtly squared at end. Most of base, which is slightly concave and has been delineated in the finishing process, is broken away. Orange-buff fabric with weathered, matt, black slip covering entire body. Reconstructed from three large fragments.
Dimensions
2.15 x 9.1 x 7.15 cm (7/8 x 3 9/16 x 2 13/16 in.)
Provenance
Object information sheet records Olynthus as the provenance of this object.
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