Object photograph·fol. 60r

Terracotta oil lamps in four rows

Four rows of small clay oil lamps with round discs and nozzles, laid out on a dark board. — Photograph: Lawrence-Cesnola album, 1881. Wellcome Collection, London, fol. 60r. Public domain (Public Domain Mark).

Description

Dozens of small oil lamps are arranged in four horizontal rows on a dark ground. The lamps have round or oval bodies, short nozzles and small handles, and some have raised motifs on the discs. The upper row contains a few taller, unusually shaped lamps, while the lower rows show more uniform round forms. The photograph is mounted on a cream album page with a wide margin.

English

Terracotta oil lamps in four rows: one of the sixty photographs of finds from Alexander Palma di Cesnola's excavations of 1876–1879 mounted in the album, on fol. 60r.