Object photograph·C09938x·1927–1931

Lamps Terracotta, St.Hist.Mus.17946:95

Terracotta lamp with a filling hole at the top and a ring of raised decoration around the central nozzle. — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C09938x. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A round, flat terracotta oil lamp photographed from above on a pale backdrop. A small hole pierces the rim at the top, and a larger central filling opening sits in the middle. The upper surface has a raised pattern of arcs and dots arranged in concentric rings around the centre, with a beaded border near the edge.

English, translated from the original record

Terracotta lamp with a pattern, St.Hist.Mus.17946:95.