Object photograph·C06133c·1927–1931

Lamps Terracotta (So.398)

Terracotta oil lamp from Soli with a radiating pattern on the disc, seen from above. — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C06133c. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A pale terracotta oil lamp photographed from above on a plain light backdrop. It has a round body with a central filling hole, a raised nozzle at the top with a worn tip, and a small handle loop at the bottom. The shallow disc around the filling hole is decorated with radiating lines and concentric rings, and the rim shows faint raised ornament.

English, translated from the original record

Terracotta lamp, So.398, with a pattern.

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