Lighting DevicesGreek6th century BCE
Greek Lamp
600-500 BCE
Description
Wheelmade lamp with shallow body, flaring walls, angular shoulder, and very slightly concave rim that slopes slightly downward to large filling hole. Small, rounded, bridged nozzle. Base not delineated. Central tube at floor of oil chamber rises to level of rim. Floor with dark brown to orange slip. Concentric striping in same slip on rim and dipped nozzle with charring. Heavily encrusted with gray dirt and possibly other accretions. Chipping at shoulder.
Dimensions
2.3 x 10.9 x 9 cm (7/8 x 4 5/16 x 3 9/16 in.)
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