Object photograph·C09838a·1927–1931

Lamps Terracotta (Acc.627)

Terracotta lamp from Mersinaki, several rounded lamp bodies stacked together with a broken rim — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C09838a. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A terracotta object made of several rounded, lamp-like bodies joined one above another, photographed on a plain pale background at a slight angle. The top has a broken, open rim, and the sides have round holes and pinched nozzles at the lower left and right. The pale surface is patchy with darker areas and chipped edges.

English, translated from the original record

Terracotta lamp, Acc.627, from Mersinaki.

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