Lamp
| Object Number: | 97-123-38 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Roman |
| Provenience: | Ramleh Palestine |
| Period: | Roman Period |
| Date Made: | 50-199 CE |
| Early Date: | 50 |
| Late Date: | 199 |
| Section: | Mediterranean |
| Materials: | Ceramic |
| Technique: | Mould-Made |
| Height: | 2.3 cm |
| Length: | 8.65 cm |
| Width: | 6.25 cm |
| Credit Line: | Gift of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 1997 |
| Other Number: | L-123-38 - Old Museum Number 14567 - ANSP Number |
Description
Pinched lug handle at back. Concave disc undecorated; 4 concentric circles within; large fill hole in center of disc. Nozzle crude, possibly handmade; no evidence of burning. 3 concentric circles on base. Flesn colored clay, no glaze or polish evident
Bibliography:
| [Book] Broneer, Oscar. 1930. Terracotta Lamps.. Cambridge. Harvard University Press. Vol. 4, 2. pg. 339 Type Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: Type XXVI | View Objects related to this Type Citation |
| [Book] The American School of Classical Studies at Athens, and Perlzweig, Judith. 1961. The Athenian Agora: Lamps of the Roman Period: First to Seventh Century after Christ.. Princeton. The American School of Classical Studies at Athens. Vol. 7. Type Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: pp. 629-30, pl. 14 | View Objects related to this Type Citation |
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