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Lamp
Greek
Archaic Period or Classical Period
550–450 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Naukratis
Medium/Technique
Terracotta
Dimensions
Height: 1.8 cm (11/16 in.)
Legacy dimension: .076 D. Is the diameter the overall length? Measure.
Legacy dimension: .076 D. Is the diameter the overall length? Measure.
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number86.648
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsTools and equipment – Lighting devices
DescriptionWheel-made lamp with a low-placed carination, and a narrow, inward-sloping rim. The lamp stands on a flat resting-surface, probably fettled rather than turned.
No decoration.
Condition: Red clay; nozzle blackened by smoke.
No decoration.
Condition: Red clay; nozzle blackened by smoke.
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).