Oil lamp
wheel thrown earthenware 5.9 x 10.1 x 8.7 cm
Classification
- Object type
- Lamp
- Material
- Clay
- Period
- probablyHellenistic and RomanLate Antique and Early Byzantine
- Date
- 700 - 800 AD
- Findspot
- Tamassos
Collection
Provenance
- Excavated at Tamassos, Cyprus
Identifiers
- Accession no.
- 958.61.79, Ontario Museum
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