Object photograph·C06475aa·1927–1931

Lamps Terracotta (K.555)

Terracotta oil lamp with a fan of raised petal shapes around its filling hole — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C06475aa. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Round terracotta lamp with a raised rim and a fan of raised petal shapes around the central filling hole. The nozzle at the lower edge has a dark opening and scroll-like shapes on either side of it. The lamp is shown on a pale card mount with a handwritten number label at lower left.

English, translated from the original record

Terracotta lamp, K.555, with a pattern.

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