Object photograph·C06132bb·1927–1931

Lamps Terracotta (So.354)

Terracotta oil lamp seen from above, with a ring of leaf-like petals around the rim and a filling hole. — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C06132bb. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A ceramic oil lamp photographed from above on a pale mount, showing its round body, nozzle at the lower edge and a central filling hole. A ring of raised, petal-like shapes runs around the rim and a circular groove sits inside the disc. The surface is worn in places and a dark spot is visible near the nozzle.

English, translated from the original record

Terracotta lamp, So.354.

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