Wheel-made Wick-rest Lamp
Description: | Wheel-made pottery lamp made from a deep open bowl, pressed in at the sides to form a wick-rest. The rim is triangular in plan, with rounded corners, and the side-walls are almost vertical. There are string marks on the base. Dimensions: Length: 7 centimetres; Width: 8.40 centimetres Object Type: lamp Techniques: wheel-made |
Period: | Geometric III |
Date: | 800 - 700 BC |
Collection: | British Museum |
Provenance: | Sanctuary of Apollo (Idalion) |
Accession Number: | 1873,0320.183 |