Object photograph·C06131f·1927–1931

Lamps Terracotta (So.373)

Terracotta oil lamp with a filling hole on top and a nozzle at the lower end. — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C06131f. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A pale terracotta oil lamp, shown close up and filling the frame, photographed on a light card. The rounded body has a large filling hole near the upper right and a worn, flat-topped nozzle with a round opening at the bottom. Low relief decoration of curved shapes is faintly visible on the surface, and the surface shows some chips and roughness.

English, translated from the original record

Terracotta lamp, So.373.

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