Object photograph·C05923x·1927–1931

Lamps Terracotta (M.9.37, A.2.53)

Terracotta oil lamp from Amathus with a wide central filling hole and a long nozzle with a small hole at right. — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05923x. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A single terracotta oil lamp is shown on a grey mount with its corners cut off. The rounded body has a raised rim around a dark central filling hole, and a long nozzle with a small hole extends to the right. Cracks run across the body, and a lower patch of the surface is lighter and shows fine scratched marks.

English, translated from the original record

Terracotta lamps, M.9.37 and A.2.53.

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