Object photograph·C06131e·1927–1931

Lamps Terracotta (So.371)

Terracotta oil lamp from Soli, photographed from above, with a filling hole and a nozzle with a wick hole at the lower end. — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C06131e. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A terracotta oil lamp photographed from above against a pale card. The round body has a large central filling hole, and a short nozzle with a wick hole projects at the lower end. The surface is slightly worn and mottled, and faint relief shapes can be seen on the disc around the filling hole.

English, translated from the original record

Terracotta lamp, So.371.

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