Object photograph·C06134a·1927–1931

Lamps Terracotta (So.527)

Terracotta oil lamp with a row of impressed arcs around the rim and a handle at the top — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C06134a. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A pale terracotta oil lamp seen from above, with a round body, a loop handle at the top and a filling hole at the bottom edge. A ring of small impressed arc motifs runs around the rim, and a dark burnt area with a broken section is on the central nozzle area. The lamp sits on a light grey mount.

English, translated from the original record

Terracotta lamp, So.527, with a pattern.

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