Folded Rim Lamp

Folded Rim Lamp

Description:

Pottery lamp or scoop made from a shallow open bowl, the edges folded in at three places to form two wick-rests, between which is a solid curved handle. The bowl has a narrow flat rim and is hand-fettled below.


Dimensions: Length: 30.30 centimetres; Width: 17 centimetres


Object Type: lamp; scoop

Period:

Archaic I

Date:

750 - 650 BC

Collection:

British Museum

Provenance:

Cyprus

Accession Number:

1876,0909.54