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Key Information

Object Name:
lamp
Date/Period:
100 - 199
Location on Display:
Hull and East Riding Museum - Roman Gallery
Accession No:
KINCM:1984.60.108
Brief Description:
Decorated ceramic oil lamp from Cyprus. Reconstructed handle. From the Crofts Collection. Roman.

Physical Information

Material:
ceramic
Description:
Decorated ceramic oil lamp. Orange fabric, weather across the discus and the nozzle. The handle is fractured across its pierced hole. The body is semi-hermispherical with curved sides, rounded nozzle, pierced handle and filling hole plus a flat base. The decoration consists of volutes on the nozzle and possibly an image of a bird on the discus.

Dimensions:

Type Height Width Depth Diameter Weight
Approximate measurement 110[mm] 34[mm]
Approximate measurement (body) 65[mm]