Object photograph·C06627x·1927–1931

Lamps Terracotta (Me.971)

Fragment of a terracotta lamp with a pointed nozzle, from Mersinaki, photographed against a light background — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C06627x. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A photograph of a broken fragment of a terracotta lamp. The body is curved and rounded, with a pointed nozzle projecting to the right at the top and a broken edge along the lower right. Shadowed hollows and a small curved lug show on the surface, and the print is mounted on a card with a small label at the left edge and blue handwriting at the bottom.

English, translated from the original record

Terracotta lamp, Me.971.

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