
Roman
Cypriot version of Broneer type XXIII oil lamp
Mouldmade earthenware with vermilion slip 2.2 x 8.5 x 6.2 cm
Classification
- Object type
- Lamp
- Material
- Clay
- Period
- probablyHellenistic and RomanRoman
- Date
- 40 - 80 AD
- Place of production
- Cyprus
- Findspot
- Pera-Frangissa
Collection
Provenance
- Excavated at Tamassos-Frangissa, Cyprus
Identifiers
- Accession no.
- 958.61.78, Ontario Museum
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