Object photograph·C06132c·1927–1931

Lamps Terracotta (So.380)

Terracotta oil lamp with a petal-like pattern on its disc, shown on a grey card mount. — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C06132c. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A round terracotta oil lamp seen from above, with a central filling hole surrounded by a raised pattern of petal-like lobes and a ring of relief decoration near the rim. A short nozzle with a round wick hole projects at the bottom, and a diagonal crack runs across the disc toward it. The lamp is photographed on a pale grey card with a cut corner.

English, translated from the original record

Terracotta lamp, So.380, showing a pattern.

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