Object photograph·C06475a·1927–1931

Lamps Terracotta (K.605)

Terracotta lamp with radiating ridged decoration, a small head at the left and a large ring-shaped filling hole at the centre. — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C06475a. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A broken terracotta lamp photographed on a grey octagonal card mount. The round body has a large ring-shaped filling opening at its centre and a nozzle tapering downwards at the base. Raised ridged motifs radiate across the surface, and a small head with an eye projects from the left side, while the upper rim is broken away.

English, translated from the original record

Terracotta lamp with pattern, K.605.

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