Object photograph·C05923·1927–1931

Terracotta lamp, I.2.5, from Idalion

Terracotta lamp from Idalion with a round filling hole and a long nozzle — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05923. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A terracotta oil lamp photographed in close view, with a raised rim around a round filling hole on top and a long, tapering spout to the right. The surface is worn, with patches of lighter and darker discoloration and flaking. A short, ring-shaped foot supports the body, and the lamp sits on a pale backdrop.

Other scan of this record (1)

Description, scan 2: A terracotta oil lamp with a wide, round filling hole on top, a long pinched nozzle to the right and a short ring foot. The surface is worn, with pale flaking patches and darker areas. Part of another rounded vessel is cut off at the right edge of the photograph.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Idalion. Lamps Terracotta, I.2.5.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Idalion.