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Lamp
Greek, Ptolemaic or Roman, Egyptian
Hellenistic or Early Imperial Period
late 2nd–late 1st century B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Naukratis
Medium/Technique
Terracotta
Dimensions
Height: 1.9 cm (3/4 in.)
Legacy dimension: .044 D. CHECK
Legacy dimension: .044 D. CHECK
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number86.654
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsTools and equipment – Lighting devices
DescriptionPointed ovoid lamp with raised rim round the filling-hole; raised angle with impressed point on nozzle-top. Circular raised base. Brown clay.
ProvenanceFrom Naukratis. 1885: excavated by William Matthew Flinders Petrie for the Egypt Exploration Fund, assigned to the EEF by the Egyptian government; October 28, 1885: voted to the MFA at EEF general meeting; sent over February 1886. (Accession date: 1886).