Ancient CyprusAncient Cyprus

Object photograph·Csn1084·1927–1931

Lamps Terracotta

Pen drawing in side profile of a terracotta lamp with a long tapering spout to the left.
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn1084. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A pen drawing in side profile of a single lamp on a pale card. The lamp has a long, tapering spout to the left and a pointed projection to the right, with a flat base beneath. Hatching shades the spout, the upper rim and the lower body, and the rest of the surface is left blank.

English, translated from the original record

Terracotta lamps.