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Key Information
- Object Name:
- lamp
- Location on Display:
- Hull and East Riding Museum - Roman Gallery
- Accession No:
- KINCM:1984.60.87
- Brief Description:
- Decorated ceramic oil lamp; figure of winged Victory (Victoria) facing outward towards the viewer, posed as if running (only one leg shown) wearing a long tunic or draped skirt. Holding a palm leaf in her left hand which hangs to her side and a laurel wreath in her outstretched right hand. From Curium, Cyprus. From the Crofts Collection. Roman.
Physical Information
- Material:
- ceramic
- Description:
- Ceramic oil lamp. Made from an orange fabric. Sem-hemispherical in form, with a rounded nozzle, a defined base, a pierced filling-hole and a concave discus. Decorated with a winged female, probably Victory, wearing a flowing chiton, carrying a palm and laurels, a globe sits beneath her feet, volutes decorate the nozzle and the edge is grooved.
Dimensions:
| Type | Height | Width | Depth | Diameter | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Approximate measurement | 103[mm] | 23[mm] | |||
| Approximate measurement (body) | 72[mm] |
