Object photograph·C06133d·1927–1931

Terracotta lamp, So.398

Terracotta oil lamp with a upright handle and a round filling hole, seen from above. — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C06133d. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A pottery oil lamp shown from above, with a round, flat-topped body, a small central filling hole and a raised rim with a row of small impressed marks. A loop-like handle projects at the top and a spout-like nozzle with a dark opening sits at the bottom. A dark object is partly visible in the lower right corner against a grey backdrop.

English, translated from the original record

Terracotta lamp, So.398.

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