Object photograph·C01879·1927–1931

Black Glazed lamp (M.39.2)

Black glazed lamp with a long pointed spout and a round filling hole, seen from the side. — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C01879. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A small lamp seen from the side, with a shallow round filling hole on the upper surface and a long, tapering spout projecting to the right. The surface is dark and glossy with lighter worn patches and pale encrustations, and a narrow foot is visible under a soft shadow. A card border surrounds the print, with a number label in the lower right corner.

Other scan of this record (1)

Description, scan 2: A single lamp shown in side view on a plain pale surface, with a soft shadow beneath it. Its rounded body has a circular filling hole on top and a long, pointed nozzle projecting to the right. The dark, mottled surface shows pale highlights and small chips on the body and nozzle, and the photograph is mounted on a cream card with a wide border.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery Black Glazed Ware. Terracotta lamp, M.39.2.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Pottery Black Glazed Ware