Object photograph·C05923a·1927–1931

Lamps Terracotta, Idalion (I.2.6)

Terracotta oil lamp from Idalion with a broken nozzle, photographed at an angle against a grey backdrop — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05923a. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A terracotta oil lamp from Idalion is shown from the side at an angle, with a round filling hole at the top and a broken, pointed nozzle at the right. Its dark surface has pale patches of encrustation, and a ring foot is visible beneath the body. The print is mounted on a cream card with a handwritten number label at the lower right.

Other scan of this record (1)

Description, scan 2: A terracotta lamp with a broad, round filling hole at the top and a pointed spout to the right, resting on a low foot ring on a pale surface. The rounded body has a dark surface that is worn and flaking in patches, showing paler areas. Part of another object is visible at the right edge of the frame.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Idalion. Lamps Terracotta, I.2.6.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Idalion.