Object photograph·C06134·1927–1931

Lamps Terracotta (So.526)

Terracotta oil lamp viewed from above, with a ring of impressed scrolls around the rim and a radiating pattern on the disc. — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C06134. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A clay oil lamp photographed from above on a grey mount, with a long nozzle at the top and a round filling hole with a small loop handle visible at the back. The rim has a row of raised, impressed curved motifs around the edge, and the central disc has concentric rings and a radiating pattern of fine lines around a round filling hole. The surface is grey-brown and the lamp is in good condition, with some wear at the nozzle.

English, translated from the original record

Terracotta lamp with a pattern, So.526.

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