Object photograph·C06096a·1927–1931

Lamps Terracotta (S. 007:002)

Terracotta lamp with a shallow open body and a projecting lip, shown in side view — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C06096a. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A shallow, open vessel of terracotta with a rounded body and a thick rim, shown close up in a side-on view. Its right side extends into a pointed projecting lip, and the shape is plain with no visible decoration. White paint has been brushed over the photograph in several strokes around the vessel, and a dark arrow is drawn in ink at the top edge.

English, translated from the original record

Terracotta lamps, S. 007:002.

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