Object photograph·C06135a·1927–1931

Terracotta lamp, So.327

Terracotta oil lamp seen from above, with radiating leaf-like ribs and spiral motifs around the filling hole — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C06135a. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A terracotta lamp photographed from above on a grey mount, with a small central filling hole surrounded by raised radiating ribs. Spiral motifs run around the rim, and a projection with a small opening sits at the top. The lower left edge is chipped and dark, and blue handwriting and a printed number label appear on the card below.

English, translated from the original record

Terracotta lamp, So.327, showing a pattern.

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