Object photograph·Csn1090·1927–1931

Terracotta lamps

Terracotta oil lamp with a raised cross and rows of dots on the upper surface, seen from the front. — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn1090. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A single clay oil lamp photographed head-on against a pale backdrop, its nozzle at the bottom of the frame and a filling hole at the top. The shoulder has raised ornament in panels of dots and simple geometric motifs, and a central raised cross runs down toward the nozzle. Two round filling holes sit in the upper body, and the surface looks slightly worn.

English, translated from the original record

Terracotta lamps with decorative patterns.